Redes Sociales, y su influencia en la autoestima adolescente.

Abstract

Social media has gained prominence in the everyday lives of teenagers by becoming non-face-to-face communication channels where they find informative, entertaining, and stereotypical content to imitate. These internet platforms, whose goal is to promote connection among people with common interests, have become the imaginary friends of young people who find it difficult to be sociable in real life, impacting self-esteem, which consists of teenagers' perceptions, feelings, and thoughts about themselves. This study aims to establish the influence of social media on teenagers' self-esteem. A literature review was conducted employing a qualitative and descriptive approach, considering studies published in the last five years. The results reveal a negative relationship between social media and teenagers' self-esteem, as they modify their self-perception, leading them to compare themselves with people who share beauty stereotypes. In conclusion, it is demonstrated how social media negatively influences teenagers' self-esteem, especially those dissatisfied with their image due to irrational thoughts about themselves.