How social media influences self-esteem, body image, and peer pressure among teens.

[Shortie]

Social media has become popular over the years with many now using it daily and over the course of very many hours per day.

Social media also has a lot of influencers that youngsters, especially teens tend to look up to and in some cases, these influencers tend to influence their body image and tend to cause peer pressure among teenagers and sometimes younger.

How do you feel social media influences teens and those who are younger? Do you feel anything can be done to help children?

 

[Kennysplash]

Social media really has a lot of negative effects on young ones that are just maturing. They see social media life and are influenced with the way of life and behavior they see. They then pick them up and get used to them.

 

[Moonlander]

The lifestyle that is being portrayed on social media has had a profound effect on the young ones today. Teenagers are influenced by what they see online, and would want to be like them.