Social media content
and mental health:
Perfection can
harm.
Manipulated and retouched content on social media directly contributes to body-image and self-esteem concerns among teenage girls.
Mariska Kleemans, Serena Daalmans, Ilana Carbaat & Doeschka Anschütz (2018) Picture Perfect: The Direct Effect of Manipulated Instagram Photos on Body Image in Adolescent Girls, Media Psychology, 21:1, 93-110, DOI: 10.1080/15213269.2016.1257392
Suicide rates for adolescent girls increased 65% between 2010 and 2015.
1
Adolescent girls are repeatedly identified as the most vulnerable group to negative mental health affects resulting from social media.
The same years adolescent social media use soared.
1: Jean M. Twenge, Thomas E. Joiner, Megan L. Rogers, Gabrielle N. Martin (2017) Increases in Depressive Symptoms, Suicide-Related Outcomes, and Suicide Rates Among U.S. Adolescents After 2010 and Links to Increased New Media Screen Time
Example of how body-positive posts boost self-esteem and vice versa