The negative impact of social media on self-esteem and body image – A narrative review

If there is frequent usage of social media then it will start to negatively impact self-esteem, mental health, self-worth and create risk factors for body dissatisfaction by causing disordered eating behaviours affecting self-image. The database search used obtain the research papers were from PubMed, Google Scholar, My NCBI Science Direct. These selected 2012 2022 which consisted clinical trials randomized controlled trial articles. After comparisons between ten different articles, was found that has potential become addictive. Especially, individuals with behavioural problems such as gambling, gaming, distress, internet overuse. As a result, this can cause psychological distress increased pressures maintain unrealistic beauty standards, leads depression downgrade in self-confidence. Time spent on affect an individual positive and/or negative way. In some instances, people use spectrum gauge means approval their way life, turn, how see themselves lowers self-esteem. Type or paste your abstract here prescribed journal’s instructions authors. here.