Social media affects your self esteem. In this video we'll talk about social media and mental health and how it affects our body image and overall confidence. This video isn't to tell you that social media is bad. But to shed a light on the dangers of social media for our mental health and body image, and to show you the ways in which you can protect yourself and implement healthy social media use to your life.
This video answers the questions:
👉Does social media use affect your confidence?
👉How social media affects your self esteem?
👉Is scrolling through platforms affecting your body image and how you view yourself?
After answering these questions (with the recent studies and research of dangers of social media especially for young people), we will dive into a few very useful tips on healthy social media use and how you can protect yourself from the bad effects of these platforms on your self esteem, body image and overall mental health.
The important thing is to KNOW what the bad side of social media is and how to take care of our self esteem and mental health in the long term despite it. Sources - the studies, research and articles linked below.
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SOURCES:
👉Examining the links between active Facebook use, received likes, self-esteem and happiness: A study using objective social media data:
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👉Three studies about ability-based comparative social media use, self-esteem, and depressive tendencies: [ Ссылка ]
👉Defining and Measuring Vulnerability in Young People
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👉Impact of social media on the health of children and young people
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👉Youth and Vulnerability in a Global Perspective
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👉The Rankin Project Selfie Harm
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
0:17 Using filters and choosing pictures
1:17 2020 RECENT STUDIES
1:22 Effects on confidence and self esteem
2:03 Passive use of Social Media
2:55 What happens when you (don't) get the likes
4:35 Active use of Social Media
5:08 The dangers of social media for young people
7:00 WHAT CAN WE DO?
7:10 Compassion
7:30 Filters
7:55 Time choosing the perfect photo
8:30 Balance your feed
9:35 Leave the picture alone
