Negative affects that Social Media causes on Body Imaging Katelyn J. Gaffney Long Island University, katelyn.gaffney@my.liu.edu

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Gaffney, Katelyn J., "Recommended reference to the negative impact on the impact of social media on body imaging". Academic Honor Academy paper. 13. https://digitalcommons.liu.edu/post_honors_theses/13

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Because social media may promote verification to prove low self-esteem, this condition, also called "self inflammation", is said to have a negative impact on the image of the body. Adolescence forms a particularly vulnerable group that may develop physical abnormalities. Currently, this condition affects 1 in 50 people. Professor Engel of Northwestern University psychology explains that these features are always popular, but the pictures that are operated are limited to magazine covers and celebrities before social media. Now ordinary people can convert their images online and the adverse effects have been amplified