Category Archives: Adolescents

Social media refers to online platforms and tools that allow people to create, share and exchange content, information, and ideas with each other. It enables users to connect and interact with individuals or groups of people from all around the world through various communication channels, such as text, images, videos, and audio. Some examples of social media platforms include Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat. Social media has become integral to modern communication and has greatly impacted how people interact, share information, and consume media.

Body image is not fixed. Our bodies experience changes as we grow older, and each stage in our lives is associated with body image markers. Maintaining a positive body image is a lifelong process. While we hear a lot about body image issues, we should try to understand the influence of social media on body image among young boys and girls.
To begin with, we need to understand what "body image" is. Body image is an integral part of our self-concept and encompasses how we accept and act about our bodies.