Uso de las Redes Sociales e Insatisfacción Corporal en Estudiantes de Bachillerato General Unificado en la Unidad Educativa “Las Palmas” durante el periodo septiembre 2025 - febrero 2026

Abstract

The content currently consumed on social media and the time spent on these platforms promotes the idealization of thinness and certain beauty standards. As a result, many people, especially adolescents, who are at a vulnerable stage, begin to experience dissatisfaction with their body image, which negatively affects their self-perception. For this reason, the overall objective of this research was to describe body dissatisfaction and possible addiction to social media use among students in the General Unified High School (BGU) program at the Las Palmas Educational Unit. The study has a quantitative approach, with a non-experimental, cross-sectional design and descriptive scope. The participants were 101 students, both male and female, from freshman year to senior year of high school, whose information was collected using a sociodemographic form and instruments such as the Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ) and the Social Media Addiction Questionnaire (ARS). The results show that 24,75% of adolescents show mild dissatisfaction and 9,90% show possible addiction. In conclusion, most adolescents do not experience body dissatisfaction or problematic use of social media. However, global statistics show that these are common phenomena among adolescents, making it necessary to implement prevention programs that anticipate and reduce potential future risks.