Social Media's Impact on Adolescent Self-Perception

Authors

  • Drew Rodriguez PhD
  • Edward Edwards PhD
  • Jordan Lewis PhD

Keywords:

Social Media, Adolescent Psychology, Self-Perception, Teenagers, Identity

Abstract

This paper examines how social media platforms affect the self-perception of adolescents. By reviewing various psychological studies, it investigates the relationship between online engagement and self-esteem levels among teenagers. The research identifies both positive and negative impacts, highlighting the nuanced role of social media in shaping adolescent identity and self-worth.
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Author Biographies

Drew Rodriguez, PhD

PhD
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA 02138, USA

Edward Edwards, PhD

PhD
University of Oxford
Oxford OX1 2JD, United Kingdom

Jordan Lewis, PhD

PhD
Sorbonne University
21 Rue de l'École de Médecine, 75006 Paris, France

References

Lewinski, P., Fransen, M. L., & Tan, E. S. (2017). Embodied Resistance to Persuasion in Advertising. Front. Psychol. 7: 1202. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg. 2016.01202 Embodied Resistance to Persuasion in Advertising. Adaptive Hot Cognition: How Emotion Drives Information Processing and Cognition Steers Affective Processing, 9.

Published

2025-10-30

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