What teens share online is dwarfed by what they consume. “I think it affects teens subconsciously just seeing how many likes they get and how much attention get just for how they look,” one 16-year-old told me. But I can choose which picture makes my arms look thinner.”īut invariably, the line between a “like” and feeling ranked becomes blurred. “If I could, my body would look different. “I don’t get to choose how I’m going to leave my apartment today,” one young woman told me. Teens can cover up pimples, whiten teeth and even airbrush with the swipe of a finger, curating their own image to become prettier, thinner and hotter.Īll this provides an illusion of control: if I spend more time and really work at it, I can improve at being beautiful. If the Internet has been called a great democratizer, perhaps what social media has done is let anyone enter the beauty pageant.
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Interestingly, while girls report more body image disturbance and disordered eating than boys- studies have shown both can be equally damaged by social media.Īnd thanks to an array of free applications, selfie-holics now have the power to alter their bodies in pictures in a way that’s practically on par with makeup and other beauty products. One study found that female college students who did this on Facebook were more likely to link their self-worth to their looks. The most vulnerable users, researchers say, are the ones who spend most of their time posting, commenting on and comparing themselves to photos. Visual platforms like Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat deliver the tools that allow teens to earn approval for their appearance and compare themselves to others. Note: that doesn’t mean social media cause the problems, but that there’s a strong association between them. Social media has also become a toxic mirror.Įarlier this year, psychologists found robust cross-cultural evidence linking social media use to body image concerns, dieting, body surveillance, a drive for thinness and self-objectification in adolescents.
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