The Positive Effects Social Media has on Body Image
According to Jim Salter’s article, (2013) the thigh gap is where one can stand with their feet together and her thighs do not touch. This is a dangerous weight-loss goal that young females are trying to obtain. Although specialists have said that achieving this goal is, “risky and virtually impossible.” Some very thin models have this gap which makes it enough to be held as a beauty achievement on many social media sites. Studies show that social media puts peer pressure on young females to achieve this goal. Many young women who were affected by anorexia and other eating disorder diseases, were frequent visitors to thigh-gap websites. These sites show photos of slender models, instructions …show more content…
Many therapists suggest that when one is being affected, to delete her social media page, or to at least take a break from it. However, living in a world where a 10-year-old can now have a Facebook page, it’s kind of impossible for one to stay away from social media and all of its forms. Another suggestion is for social media to prevent these things to be seen. Although that would be improbable, there are many things that young women can do to prevent their selves from falling victim to the thigh-gap and other life-risking things that are seen on social media. In my paper, I want to be able to show how social media can be a positive thing for body image. Instead of young girls seeing things like the thigh-gap, I would much rather them not feel guilty about them enjoying a photo of a perfectly iced chocolate cake. My research will be looking at young female adolescents that are attending school. The social media platforms that I will use throughout my paper will be Twitter, Instagram, and …show more content…
Fitspiration is a recent internet trend that was designed to motivate people to eat healthily and to exercise. The aim of the study was to investigate disordered eating and exercise in females who post fitspiration on Instagram. Holland and Tiggemann encourage their participants to do workouts that are on fitness’ social media pages in order to lose weight. They encourage the participants that if they’re not satisfied with the way their body looks (compared to the fit girls that they see on social media) then they should use social media platforms to get to where they want to be (Strong Beats). For example, if a young female likes the fitness expert Jen Selter, and the way body looks, then she should do the workouts that Jen Selter shares on her Instagram page. She even shares workouts that one can do at home, requiring no gym equipment. These examples goes to show that there are plenty of ways the one’s self-esteem can rise if she looks at the positive things that certain pages can
According to Jim Salter’s article, (2013) the thigh gap is where one can stand with their feet together and her thighs do not touch. This is a dangerous weight-loss goal that young females are trying to obtain. Although specialists have said that achieving this goal is, “risky and virtually impossible.” Some very thin models have this gap which makes it enough to be held as a beauty achievement on many social media sites. Studies show that social media puts peer pressure on young females to achieve this goal. Many young women who were affected by anorexia and other eating disorder diseases, were frequent visitors to thigh-gap websites. These sites show photos of slender models, instructions …show more content…
Many therapists suggest that when one is being affected, to delete her social media page, or to at least take a break from it. However, living in a world where a 10-year-old can now have a Facebook page, it’s kind of impossible for one to stay away from social media and all of its forms. Another suggestion is for social media to prevent these things to be seen. Although that would be improbable, there are many things that young women can do to prevent their selves from falling victim to the thigh-gap and other life-risking things that are seen on social media. In my paper, I want to be able to show how social media can be a positive thing for body image. Instead of young girls seeing things like the thigh-gap, I would much rather them not feel guilty about them enjoying a photo of a perfectly iced chocolate cake. My research will be looking at young female adolescents that are attending school. The social media platforms that I will use throughout my paper will be Twitter, Instagram, and …show more content…
Fitspiration is a recent internet trend that was designed to motivate people to eat healthily and to exercise. The aim of the study was to investigate disordered eating and exercise in females who post fitspiration on Instagram. Holland and Tiggemann encourage their participants to do workouts that are on fitness’ social media pages in order to lose weight. They encourage the participants that if they’re not satisfied with the way their body looks (compared to the fit girls that they see on social media) then they should use social media platforms to get to where they want to be (Strong Beats). For example, if a young female likes the fitness expert Jen Selter, and the way body looks, then she should do the workouts that Jen Selter shares on her Instagram page. She even shares workouts that one can do at home, requiring no gym equipment. These examples goes to show that there are plenty of ways the one’s self-esteem can rise if she looks at the positive things that certain pages can