Analysis of the relationship between beauty standards imposed by social media and their impact on the possible formation of anxiety and depression in young women

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.1594242423026

• Palavras-chave: Depression, Anxiety, Social Networks, Beauty.

• Keywords: Depression, Anxiety, Social Networks, Beauty.

• Abstract:

  Goal: The objective of this research was to analyze the relationship between anxiety and depression in young women aged 18 to 26 and the beauty standards imposed by social networks.
  Methods: The study carried out is a quantitative, exploratory, descriptive research, in which an online questionnaire was administered to women in this age group. The analysis of the questionnaire results was carried out using a scale based on the diagnostic criteria established by the DSM-5, with regard to the disorders under study.
  Results: The questionnaire responses of 191 women were analyzed, who predominantly chose the options where it is possible to observe a greater concern with the standard of beauty imposed by social networks and their incessant search for this utopian image presented.
  Conclusions: This analysis, combined with other studies collected, highlights the constant female concern with the standards imposed by social networks, and what can result from this incessant search for unattainable beauty, such as eating and sleeping disorders, in addition to developing or worsening conditions of depression and anxiety.