Kathleen Ashley B.

Echin
STEM 11-B

The Effects of Social Media in Building Body Positivity

Awareness

Nowadays, it is common for us to compare ourselves to the pretending

facades that we often see in social media. Trying to imitate every trends,
Evidently, social media has strings of positive outcomes in our lives. But in
contrast, it also has some disadvantages that are constantly haunting most of
its users. Social media is influencing how we perceive ourselves, and overtime,
it is shaping our thoughts on what “beautiful” and “sexy” is, and specifically,
our standards for beauty.
Teenagers are most likely being targeted with the overwhelming changes
in their self-perception, leading to lower self-esteem and higher self-doubt.