- What does it mean for a teenager to have a negative self-image and low self-esteem? How might it affect them?
- Why do we focus on social media and not on other media and formats like movies and advertisements? Didn't the same thing happen before social media existed?
- Do you think that if we reduced our social media use we would have better mental health?
- How can we help a teenager realize that they shouldn't compare themselves to people who aren't real? What can we tell them?
- What can I say to my son to help him accept his body?
- Can't wanting to eat well, exercise, and look good also be a positive thing?
- Can we detect at home when an obsession with image and a cult of beauty starts to become a problem?
- My daughter has anorexia and it seems that she's finding profiles on social media that encourage and exacerbate this disorder. Should I forbid her from going online? How can I monitor her?
- How can we boost our children's self-esteem, beyond social media?
- Filters that remove wrinkles or reduce body mass allow us to change our appearance and create a persona we're not. Could this lead us to increasingly avoid personal contact in order to conceal our true selves?
- Why do we always talk about teenagers? Doesn't it affect adults?
- Do you know of any initiatives with good results for addressing this issue in schools?
- Can social pressure to always be happy lead to depression?
- Can celebrities talking about their mental health disorders create a trend or trivialize them?
- If I notice that my daughter is discriminating against someone because of their appearance, what can I do or say to her?
- What can I do if I see that a girl from my school is being bullied through social media?
- It seems that we parents are always blamed for our children's use of social media or for whether or not they have good self-esteem.
- My daughter loves wearing makeup and posting her makeup routines on social media. Could this be harmful, or should I think it's normal?
Filters that remove wrinkles or reduce body mass allow us to change our appearance and create a persona we're not. Could this lead us to increasingly avoid personal contact in order to conceal our true selves?
Numerous studies show a link between frequent use of filters and body dissatisfaction and preoccupation with physical appearance . Most studies point to the internalization of unrealistic beauty standards and aesthetic pressure as mediating factors in this association.
On the other hand, there is a relationship between body dissatisfaction and social avoidance behaviors . Therefore, we could say that for some adolescents, the frequent use of filters could indeed lead to a worsening of body dissatisfaction and an increase in social isolation.
We can internalize that our beauty is measured by the distance between our true body shape and the one proposed by filters.
In consultation it is visible how the current generation is influenced by two models of beauty, both with a great impact on their body image: that of the analog world (more casual, less pronounced features) and that of the digital world (which exalts an unreal perfectionism and an artificial beauty).
Social media filters often function as equalizers or aesthetic standards that allow us all to conform to the prevailing digital beauty ideal . Through them, we internalize that our beauty is measured by the difference between our true body shape and the one suggested by the filters.
Teenagers and young people are the most affected by this dynamic due to the evolutionary need for group acceptance and vulnerability to the prevailing norm.