What does YOUR Facebook Profile say about your Personality?

Almost everyday we describe and assess the personalities of the people around us. Whether we realize it or not, these daily musings on how and why people behave as they do are similar to what personality psychologists do.

What does your Facebook profile say about you? Research shows most of us have little idea.
People are virtually clueless about the impressions their [Facebook] profiles convey.
How much of yourself do you share online? Have you ever regretted something you've posted? Have you taken a risk that's been rewarded by the response of others? Do you keep the personal and professional tightly segmented in your online persona(s)? If so, why?

People may think their personality changed as they age, but it is their habits that change, their vigor and health, their responsibilities and circumstances - not their basic personality.
Your Personality Is Relatively Stable throughout Life.

Personality Traits Are Linked to Certain Illnesses.
Recently, researchers have used a statistical technique known as meta-analysis to reevaluate previous research on the connection between personality and disease. What they discovered were some previously unnoticed connections between neurotic personality traits and five illnesses; headaches, asthma, arthritis, peptic ulcers and heart disease.
Another study suggested that shyness might be linked to a shorter lifespan.

Today, many personality researchers support five broad personality dimensions that compose human personality:

1. Extraversion
2. Agreeableness
3. Conscientiousness
4. Neuroticism
5. Openness

People Can Accurately Judge Your Personality Based on Your Facebook Profile.
Researchers looked at the online profiles of 236 U.S. college-aged individuals. The participants also filled out questionnaires designed to measure personality traits including extroversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism and openness. Observers then rated the personalities of the participants based on the online profiles, and these observations were compared to the results of the personality questionnaires. The researchers found that observers were able to get an accurate read on a person's personality based on their Facebook profile.

What does your FB page and wall say about YOU?
Do you take the time to THINK before you post?
Do you post with the intention of helping or hurting?
Do you Inspire or does your FB information cause pain to others?
Do you CARE or do you POST with purpose?

What you post on FB can:
INSPIRE PEOPLE
HURT PEOPLE
CAUSE SOMEONE TO SMILE
CAUSE SOMEONE TO THINK
CHANGE A LIFE FOR THE BETTER OR WORST
HELP OTHERS
ADD HUMOR AND BE FUN
MOTIVATE OTHERS
DEPRESS OTHERS
SHOW WHAT TYPE OF PERSON YOU ARE

Psychologist describe cardinal traits as those that dominated an individual's life to the point where that person is known and often identified specifically by that trait. These traits are considered rare, however. In many cases, people become so known for these traits that their very names become synonymous with that type of personality. Consider the origins of these often-used terms: Freudian, Machiavellian, narcissism, Don Juan and Christ-like.

For most people, personality is instead composed of a mixture of central and secondary traits. Central traits are those that make up the core foundation of personality, while secondary traits are those related to preferences, attitudes and situational behaviors.

Work on improving your personality!

Think and Implement Daily
Barry Dillah