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Selfie culture not causing mental health concerns. Digital narcissism is

Women reported images they selected for uploading expressed something 'real' about themselves

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Rose Capdevila & Lisa Lazard | The Conversation
The idea that selfies are somehow damaging our mental health is spreading. There is concern that there may be a link between an apparent recent rise in mental health concerns in millennials and taking, editing and posting selfies online.
As a relatively recent phenomenon, most of us are still trying to get our heads around the potential impact of “selfie culture”. So when people aren’t worrying over what selfies say about our psychological well-being, they’re talking about digital narcissism – particularly when it comes to teenage girls.
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