La influencia de la idealización del cuerpo en redes sociales sobre la autopercepción de la imagen corporal en adolescentes.

Abstract

The research on the influence of body idealization on social media on adolescents' self-perception of body image. It was based on analyzing how the influence of body idealization on social media affects the self-perception of body image in adolescents, through qualitative research to characterize unique aspects in the training and clinical practice with adolescents. The aim is to understand how today's adolescents internalize esthetic models that are spread on social media and how these influence their self-perception. The research begins with a bibliographic review from psychoanalysis, focusing on the more subjective perspective that puberty entails, and from psychology, with contemporary studies on the impact of digital platforms today, thru semi structured interviews with adolescents aged 16 to 17 and clinical psychology professionals. Therefore, based on the research and interviews conducted, it was concluded that social media operates from a perspective that can be termed a new mirror, where individuals who consume social media expose themselves to dissatisfaction and the search for external approval. Likewise, the relevance of the gaze of the Other in the way of enjoying the body as an object of desire is evidenced.