Research from Columbia University found people who are true to themselves and provide an accurate portrayal on social media are happier. Research from Columbia University found people who are true to themselves and provide an accurate portrayal of themselves on social media are happier. They found those whose real-life personality traits best matched those they exhibited on social media had higher levels of life satisfaction. 'In line with this "self-idealisation perspective", research has shown self-expressions on social media platforms are often idealised, exaggerated and unrealistic. 'That is, social media users often act as virtual curators of their online selves by staging or editing content they present to others.'

Source: Daily Mail October 06, 2020 15:03 UTC