Insatisfacción de la imagen corporal y adicción a redes sociales en adolescentes femeninas de la Unidad Educativa Sígsig-Ecuador, período 2022

Abstract

Although social networks have become a useful resource for some human aspects, these have promoted some problems for adolescents such as excessive use and a virtual reality which allow to obtain an assessment of body image in a non-adaptive sense. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the relationship between levels of body image dissatisfaction with respect to addiction to social networks of female adolescents. The research was managed by a quantitative approach and a descriptive-correlational scope. The participants were 71 adolescents who had 13 to 15 years of age, and who belonged to Sígsig media school during the academic period of 2022. The information was collected through some instruments such as a sociodemographic survey, the Social Network Addiction Questionnaire (ARS), and the Body Satisfaction Questionnaire (SBQ). The results obtained detail there was not a significant relation between addiction to social networks and satisfaction with body image; the predominant level of body image was without concern; and the addiction to social networks presented an orientation towards low scores. In conclusion, adolescents participating in the study appreciate their body image positively and use social networks appropriately.