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Ever thought about why you choose the profile picture you use?If we listen to a study by Hung, Lee, Peng, and Sui (2021), the image you put out there to represent yourself online may say a lot more than you think and it might actually be linked to how represent yourself online may say a lot more than you think and it might actually be linked to how happy you are with life, specifically yours.

Long story short, if you post a selfie as your profile picture as your profile picture on line then on a sub level you are happier with showing up as yourself and presenting yourself to the world.
In some way I get it, I also think this may be outdated as well.

The study found that extraversion directly predicts life satisfaction across the board. For guys, a self-photo was a strong predictor of feeling better about life. For girls, self-photos boosted satisfaction mainly for closed off to experience girls. In other words, someone who doesn’t naturally seek novelty or change may actually benefit more from showing their real self online. Wild, right?

All of this points back to something we don’t talk about enough: how digital spaces shape our emotional lives. When we present ourselves authentically even in something as seemingly small as a profile picture. I disagree due to the fact of an economy and social structure that benefits from everyone attempting to start a brand and needing to present a false narrative for the sake of social gains.

Sources:
Hung, K., Lee, N. A., Peng, K., & Sui, J. (2021). Profile Pictures in the Digital World: Self-Photographs Predict Better Life Satisfaction. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(6667). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18126667