Some of those ‘likes’ really mean you are disliked. Â
By Dileep Thekkethil
The next time you update the Facebook status, keep in mind that some of the likes that you are getting for the post could be from a friend who is secretly frowning at you. According to a study conducted by London’s Brunel University, your Facebook posts say a lot about your personality.
The study has found that those who frequently update their Facebook status regarding relationships tend to be insecure in life and terribly wanting attention and approval from others. By updating the status regularly, such user are trying to get distracted from loneliness, says the study.
The report also says about the personality trait of people who update status with healthy lifestyle or gym session. It says, such people are more egoistical and is looking for more likes and comments so that with each new like, the user feels more sense of his self.
Tara Marshall, psychology lecturer at Brunel said “It is important to understand why people write about certain topics on Facebook because their updates may be differentially rewarded with likes and comments.â€
He also added that Facebook users who receive more likes and comments experience greater social inclusion. On the contrary, those who receive less likes or none feels abandoned and distasted.
Marshall also suggested that the narcissists who boast their achievements through Facebook might receive more likes and comments, but on the flipside even as their friends show interest in the post, they might secretly dislike the egoistical show off.
Now the next time you update the Facebook status keep in mind that all “likes are not real likes†and your friends could be getting more annoyed than getting entertained.