Social Media's Impact on Teen Age Girls' Self - Esteem and Body Image

Vandana Shukla

Abstract: This paper investigates whether social media affects the body image and self - esteem of teenage girls. Now a day?s social media is the major source to share information among individuals. This paper provides the effects of social media on the body image and self - esteem of teenage girls. This study targets teenage girls because physical attractiveness is especially important to them and a thin and beautiful idealized image in social media plays a significant role in influencing their self - confidence.

Keywords: Social media, Social networking, Teen age, Self - esteem, Body image

How to Cite?: Vandana Shukla, "Social Media's Impact on Teen Age Girls' Self - Esteem and Body Image", Volume 12 Issue 6, June 2023, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 1258-1262, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=SR23530140732, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/SR23530140732