Selfie addicts have low-self esteem, new study shows

People who compulsively click a lot of selfies, have low self-esteem, a new study reveals done by money-saving app VoucherCloud.

The research revealed that 60% of those who regularly took selfies admitted that they had "low self-esteem", while only 13% said they feel "confident" in their own skin, the Daily Star reported.

Over half of young people take selfies at least once a week and majority of the pictures are posted on social media sites. The main motive behind posting selfies was to get attention through the amount of likes and comments received, the study found.

Matthew Wood, managing director of vouchercloud.com said, the growing selfie phenomenon will be around for some time as it has become a popular way to share lives and connect with friends and family, and the entire digital world as well. However, Wood highlighted that selfies are subject to lighting and photoshop, so people tend to look very different to what they do in real life.