A new report originating from the
United Kingdom outlines how social media is the biggest contributes to the constantly
decreasing self-esteem in teenage girls today.
The study finds that one in three
15-year-old-girls reported having a high self-esteem, which is just 33% of
girls who feel good being themselves, compared to 41% in 2007. More than half
of boys aged 14-15 reported to having the highest levels of self –esteem.
Other aspects of the report specify
how two thirds of 15-year-old girls said they were “too fat” and 41 followed to
say how they had nothing to eat or drink for breakfast.
Researchers have suggested that the
decline in self-esteem could be very well directly linked with their online
activity. How being able to access social media has changed the face of
bullying, owing to the fact that bullying isn’t just left at the school gates
after school is over. The torment can now be extended outside of school.
Angela Balding ,who was in charge
of the survey, said the unit was “aware of the new pressures about being online
and of online bullying. We can also see among the pupils with low self-esteem
that they are much more likely than their peers to have experienced bullying
at, or near school in the past year”.
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