MANTZ (2022)

People are aware that social media

is not real life, but a tool to
capture moments. But it is still
easy to compare one's self to the
'perfect lives' seen online.

According to Rachel Hoffman, PhD,

LCSW, the feelings of comparing
yourself to another is almost
universal and applies to everyone.

Seeing photos of people living

their best lives leads to unrealistic
expectations that their life should
excitement too.

Even though social media isn't

real, scrolling through it can
influence negative emotions such as
anxiety, insecurity, sadness,
loneliness, or even worthlessness.

Social media creates a false sense

unrealistic expectations and creates
standards on beauty based on whatever
goes viral. This poses a problem in
in the idea that particular images
are perfect.

The constant evolving form of beauty

standards make it increasingly
difficult to feel beautiful in
your own skin.

The stunning photos people see online

causes a narrative that if you will
have a perfect life if you look this
way. Beauty implies a good quality
of health and life- which is what
people aspire for. In social media,
this notion is centralized in a wider
and considerably damaging scale.

SOCIAL COMPARISON THEORY

- idea that individuals determine
their own social and personal worth
based on how they stack up against
others

https://www.popsugar.com/smart-living/revlon-social-media-impact-mental-health-
beauty-standards-48798656#:~:text=Social%20Media%20and%20Beauty%20Standards&text=
%22Social%20media%20creates%20a%20false,is%20inherently%20the%20problem%20itself.

BEAUTY STANDARDS article written by

kate povey
In human history, beauty standards
have always been prevalent. It
affects everyday interaction,
the media, and the commercial world.

Beauty standards determine what is

beautiful from body shape, facial
proportions, and down to height and
weight.

They have become extremely

impressionable.

EVERYONE WANTS TO LOOK GOOD

Perception and Deception: Human

Beauty and the Brain by Daniel Yorsh
argues that beauty standards are set
by a human nature to seek
reproductive health in others, but
also explains that people tend to
decieve others by using methods to
seem more attractive than what they
really are.

However, it fails to address cultural

or social standards, as it only focuses
on an evolutionary standpoint.

https://uw.manifoldapp.org/read/beauty-standards/section/cff23c1e-aced-4e24-b14e-
25a2728170d3

IMPRESSIONABLE GENERATION
(WANTING TO LOOK GOOD)
--general to filipino usage

Having easy access to information

of every kind opens doors to
influencess that may or may not be
positive. The ability to communicate
with large groups also has an impact
on social dynamics or swayed in their
thinking.

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-642-39143-9_53

teenagers look for interesting things

which is why many of them turn to
social media and some of them
strict din parents kaya dun sila

social media has influence on how

to dress, talk, behave and think.
especially on teenagers.

teens easily get addicted kasi

they forget priorities and spend
time sitting on their computers or
scrolling on their phones. more often
than not, this leads to a lot of
physical, behavioural
and mental health concerns

in this paper, we will focus on the

mental problems that this issue is
facing, particularly on filipino
teens studying in senior high school.