•Major Depressive Disorder

•Substance Abuse Disorder

•Social Phobia

•Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

•Body Image Dissatisfaction

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More and more research into social media suggests that social media use has negative links with adolescent wellbeing. 

Impact of Social Media Use on Adolescents

Laughter, M. R., Anderson, J. B., Maymone, M. B. C., & Kroumpouzos, G. (2023). Psychology of aesthetics: Beauty, social media, and body dysmorphic disorder. Clinics in dermatology, S0738-081X(23)00029-9. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clindermatol.2023.03.002


Psychology of aesthetics: Beauty, social media, and body dysmorphic disorder. 

Valkenburg, P. M., Meier, A., & Beyens, I. (2022). Social media use and its impact on adolescent mental health: An umbrella review of the evidence. Current opinion in psychology, 44, 58–68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2021.08.017

Social media use and its impact on adolescent mental health: An umbrella review of the evidence. 

Different components of adolescent wellbeing include: 
- Sleep quality 
- Self-esteem
- Mental Health


Wellbeing of Adolescents

•Concern with one's appearance

•Comparing Culture

•Worsen Body Image Dissatisfaction

•Social Networking Addiction

•Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)

•Imagined Image Defects

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