Social Media Approval Reduces Emotional Arousal for People High in Narcissism: Electrophysiological Evidence

We used event-related potentials (ERPs) to examine if posting a ‘selfie’ and receiving validation from others in the form of ‘likes’ on social media can help narcissists reduce psychological distress. After all participants completed the narcissistic personality inventory (NPI) and experienced social exclusion, participants completed an auditory startle task that elicits the P3 to white noise—an ERP component that reflects emotional arousal and...