This suggests that
their status updates will more frequently reference their achievements
and their diet and exercise routine (Hypothesis 7).
Moreover, the choice of these topics may be motivated by the
use of status updates to gain validation for inflated self-views, consistent
with the positive association of narcissism with the frequency
of updating one’s status (Carpenter, 2012), posting more
self-promoting content (Mehdizadeh, 2010), and seeking to attract
admiring friends to one’s Facebook profile