Document Type
Research Paper
Publication Date
4-8-2021
Faculty Advisor
Andrew Vogel
Abstract
Since the beginning of the 2010’s, social media has grown to affect every aspect of our daily lives. With children using it earlier in their lives, they are getting mass exposure to societal ideals about what body type should be. This has negatively impacted adolescents’ view of body image, which has led to dissatisfaction with their own bodies. This leads to depressive symptoms and even in some cases suicide, which has gone up among adolescents in the past decade. The article that follows details how and why these issues occur, as well as solutions to fix them. These solutions discussed include education on body type, parental intervention before the age of adolescence, and the spread of body positive messaging.
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Recommended Citation
Fechter, Jack, "Social Media & Negative Effects on Body Image" (2021). English Department: Research for Change - Wicked Problems in Our World. 54.
https://research.library.kutztown.edu/wickedproblems/54
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