The Influence Of Social Media On Teens

It is specifically teenage girls which become aware of their body and begin to say,” I hate my thighs, I hate my nose, and my boobs are too small” and they also become aware of how others view them. Social media celebrities on Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat, have all been creating an unrealistic image of the ideal body. “Dysmorphia, a condition in which there is dissatisfaction with body appearance, is on the rise as teen[s] struggle to reach perfection. In fact, in a study by the Keep It Real Campaign, 80 percent of all 10-year-old, American girls have been on a diet” (Gross). Many teenagers that seek cosmetic surgery do it for aesthetic and superficial reasons, and are only really concerned about their appearance. Teenagers are willing to go under the knife solely for looks, for superficial and unnecessary reasons. Many teenagers will resort to purging or eating less and many will ask for cosmetic surgery in order to fix what they believe are their flaws, however there are people born with malformed body parts and birth defects that would need reconstructive surgery and need it in order to improve their day to day life, but when a young 14 or 16 year old wants liposuction or a breast augmentation, there is an extremely serious issue that needs to be addressed. The real issues of body image in teenagers are being overlooked and in fact according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons “nearly 64,000 cosmetic surgery patients in 2014 were aged 13-19, and experts believe this number is bound to rise”(Olya). These teenagers are still developing; their bodies are changing and development is not complete until the early 20s and even then, the human brain does not fully

In her essay, “I Had a Nice Time with you Tonight, on the app,” Jenna Wortham believes that social media apps are a helpful way to connect. Wortham swears by apps and is grateful that she can communicate with her boyfriend who is three thousand miles away. Yet some may challenge the view that Social Media apps are a reliable and effective method of communicating, Sherry Turkle stresses people are substituting online communication for face-to-face interaction. Although Turkle may only seem of concern to only a small group of people, it should in fact concern anyone who cares about the negative effects social media can have on people. In her eyes, nothing can replace person-to-person communication. Turkle herself writes that people who spend

In Cindy Pierce’s article, “How Objectifying Social Media Affects Girl’s Body Image More Than You Think,” she argues that society controls how girls and women see themselves, and this will not be solved until they stop caring what other people think. Things celebrities and people we know post online make girls feel inadequate to the standards of others and in effect makes them unhappy with what they look like. Pressure is starting to build on girls at an early age and into adult hood to reach this standard of beauty set by social media. The only way to escape this feeling of being unworthy or less than the ladies in magazines is to become numb to the idea that women are not good enough. Women in magazines are photoshopped to sell products to help women reach the standard the internet has set. Until women realize these platforms try to manipulate girls, it will be hard to accept their body and their life for what it is. Women need to learn to stop letting social media determine their worth. The techniques that she uses in her article makes her message more effective, as she uses credibility,

Men and women nowadays are starting to lose self-confidence in themselves and their body shape, which is negatively impacting the definition of how beauty and body shape are portrayed. “...97% of all women who had participated in a recent poll by Glamour magazine were self-deprecating about their body image at least once during their lives”(Lin 102). Studies have shown that women who occupy most of their time worrying about body image tend to have an eating disorder and distress which impairs the quality of life. Body image issues have recently started to become a problem in today’s society because of social media, magazines, and television.

Nowadays, many teenagers imitate famous people that they followed on Instagram. This could have an effect on another factor such as their self-esteem. Following strangers such as celebrities and models may cause the individuals to have a lower self-esteem and feel dissatisfied with their life by seeing the pictures celebrities post day-to-day about their lavish lifestyles, “perfect” bodies, and pretty faces (Wallis 2015). Next, other studies done to test the exposure of images of models to girls have found that participants who viewed pictures of the models reported a significantly lower body satisfaction and self-esteem report than those in the control group who were not exposed to any models (“Social Media and Self Esteem - Dos &Don’t for Teens and Parents”). In addition, another study in Germany call this phenomenon the “self-promotion-envy spiral,” and it happens when Instagram users compare themselves to the people they’re connected to on the platform (Dion, “The Effect of Instagram on Self-Esteem and Life Satisfaction”). Therefore, we could realize that if we addict in the imaginary world of Instagram, we may lose our own lifestyles and immerse into the unreal life on social media. However, this reason is still a small impact on the confidence of teenagers. For instance, some accounts, solely have the one picture, and a link

The main points is: Humans have feeling; Humans have thinking; Humans have social media. Nancy Clark, who wrote for American Fitness, states that “comparing yourself to your friends, and friends of friends, on social media can easily put you in a bad mood, harboring negative thoughts about your body.” It is a quite evident why people go to social media, not all, but many. Many would never admit how social media really affects them mentally and emotionally. The risk factors of social media vs body image are frequently overlooked, npt by a variety of authors writing for International Journal Of Eating Disorders, they constructed and experiment to test out the effects of social media on, specifically, young girls; “Results showed that girls who regularly shared images on social media, relative to those who did not, reported significantly higher overvaluation of shape and weight, body dissatisfaction, dietary restraint, and internalization of the thin

Waxed Generation by Michael Koenigs suggests that modern day media propels teenagers towards achieving utterly unrealistic standards of beauty in unnatural ways. Michael states, “Unfortunately the times have given my generation a perverted perception of beauty.” (Koenigs) He strongly believes that the digitally enhanced images magazines put forth to show teenagers, cause the people of this generation to strive for unnatural beauty. The “bombshells” and “hunks” featured in these magazines drive teenagers into insanity as they try to achieve these impossible standards. Consequently, those who can afford it spend their money on plastic surgery, while the less privileged take matters into their own hands. Hence, 5 percent of all college-aged women

Every day, there are girls who look in the mirror and all they see is fat and ugly. Every day, boys look at themselves and say, “too scrawny”, “to fat”, “not enough muscles”. Every day people starve themselves just to fit into society’s mold of what the perfect person looks like. Every day we see stick thin models and buff male celebrities on television, in advertisements, and in other forms of media. The media influences people all the time to have a negative body image and nobody is doing anything to stop it. With mounting evidence of the media having negative effects on body influence, people are becoming concerned (Eating Disorders). There are many causes and effects of this problem, but there are also things we can do to fix it.

How do people see themselves in the mirror? The way your body is represents who an individual is as a person. Everybody looks different. Even though everyone has an opinion about what they would want to look like. Changing one's personal features would take away from simply being them. Honestly they should just be happy with who they are as a person and how they look. The media should just accept that no one is going to look how they want them to look because it could cause all types of problems and it just not healthy emotionally and physically. Multiple issues can be caused such as depression, self harm, and could even lead to suicide. The media should just try to stay out of everything that has to do with one's appearance and not have celebrities

Be prettier! Be skinnier! Be more fashionable! Media has an impact on how teens perceive their body image. Some teens seek opinions from friends, while others take cues from media, social environments, or music to define them. Body image is defined as perceptions, feelings, and behavior toward one’s body (Common Sense Media P13).There is an unrealistic body misconception of being “flawless” like celebrities that make teens want to modify their bodies. This refers to the exposure to increased media through the years; Media is contributing to dangerous behaviors that include but are not limited to: cyber bullying, unhealthy eating habits and self-harming.

Have you ever felt forced by someone or something to modify your appearance? The media?s modern modus of advertising is harming people?s self image. There are contemplative issues that have been caused by the media, consequently to their inefficient methods of advertising. Teens will place their bodies in harmful situations in order to live up to expectations. Teens feel insecure as a cause of not having the bodies that the media expects. Numerous teens get bullied by others for not looking the way as expected. Surprisingly young kids also seem to experience the same situations often. People go through with risky plastic surgeries when it is their only option. There should be rules implemented in the media to stop the negligence of portraying

But, what these social media websites fail to reveal are the negative effects of these websites. The effects of these website can vary from filtering, editing, harassment, bullying , lack of privacy, comparing their lives to other individuals, addiction, distraction, and decrease of face to face interaction. Social Media sites such as Instagram and Snapchat provides filters and editing that makes us believe what we see is natural and we start to compare ourselves to the picture. We lose perspective of what’s reality and the truth. The truth that lies behind filtering can surprise the world. There are various types of filtering that can mislead the viewer on the internet. Filtering can cause the viewer to question their appearance of why they don’t look a

Today everyone is obsessed with social media. People are easily influenced by almost everything they come across on the internet including appearance and body image. In todays generation it is so common to be unhappy with the way you look. All this is due to societies high standards on the way we “should” look. With social media you can do many things, including pretending to be someone you are not.

Media is looked at by most people in society as a way to receive news, albeit sometimes biased. Although many news channels and companies often sway a story in favor of their beliefs, media in general is just another tool for entertainment or education. Teens, however, are subconsciously affected by unrealistic standards set by media. Most magazines use photoshop in almost every that they include in their final draft, and have articles that tell how best to live your life or talk to people. Teenage years are a critical part of life, and these standards make many teens feel as though they aren’t good enough for others. They begin to develop eating, mental, and social disorders to try and ‘make themselves better’, leading to unhealthy social

For decades now, millions of teenagers are spending a lot more time on social media. Therefore, they’re more vulnerable to low self-esteem, mental illness and peer pressure. Social media can easily cause anxiety, sleep problems, depression, suicide risk and in particular body image within young people.