Self-injuring young girls overestimate negative feedback in social media simulation

(Linköping University) Adolescent girls who self-injure feel that they receive more negative feedback than they actually receive, and are more sensitive to 'thumbs down' responses, compared to other adolescent girls. These are the findings presented by Irene Perini, researcher at Center for Social and Affective Neuroscience (CSAN) at Linköping University, in a recently published article.

from EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science https://ift.tt/2Y2ANes