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Blog #4 What is the relationship between social media engagement (e.g., likes, comments, and shares) and individuals’ self-esteem and body image perception?

Platforms like Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok have evolved beyond being simple displays of idealized visuals; they serve as battlegrounds for vigorous social comparison, where users perpetually assess their value against digitally improved representations of others. This omnipresent digital landscape fosters a culture of continuous observation and evaluation, where body image is endlessly judged against an ideal of curated perfection. The effects of this paradigm shift are considerable, influencing body image contentment and, in turn, mental health. Research indicates a complicated link between social media involvement and body image issues, showing that greater social media activity correlates with more body dissatisfaction, lower self-esteem, and increased anxiety regarding physical appearance. This trend is especially noticeable among teenagers and young adults, who represent a significant portion of social media users and are at a crucial phase in forming their self-identity and body image. (1) The desire for likes and validation on social media is grounded in fundamental human desires. Humans are naturally social creatures that desire acceptance and validation from those around them. This idea originates from our earliest forebears, who depended on social connections for their survival. The desire for social interaction has led to the emergence of a new platform: social media. (2)Social media addresses this need by offering immediate responses via likes, comments, and shares. Every notification prompts a release of dopamine, a neurotransmitter linked to pleasure and reward. This resembles the wave of contentment a person often experiences when they triumph in a game or are given praise. The promptness of this feedback is crucial, as it delivers an almost immediate feeling of achievement and validation. (2)Nevertheless, this pattern of pursuing validation can lead to both beneficial and detrimental outcomes. On one side, it can create a feeling of community and connection, especially for individuals who might feel alone in the real world. Conversely, it may result in an unhealthy fixation on online validation, frequently sacrificing genuine relationships and experiences in the real world. (2)Additionally, the effects of these likes and shares are both psychological and physiological. The dopamine triggered by social media engagement can foster an addiction, causing users to rely on these online validations for their self-esteem. This can result in what psychologists refer to as ‘reward dependency’, in which a person’s mood and self-worth become linked to the acquisition of these digital rewards. (2) When you already sense that your life is insufficient, social media merely intensifies what others possess and what is thriving for them. Ultimately, numerous individuals utilize their social media accounts to present an idealized version of themselves through selectively curated images, frequently featuring various filters. Consequently, you might start to feel more negatively about yourself. (3)Social media may also contribute to stress in your everyday life, particularly when assessing your own posts. Whenever you share a photo or status update, you may feel anxious about the likes, shares, and comments your post will receive. This fixation on visibility provides another chance for comparison, prompting you to question why another individual’s photos or material received more attention and favorable responses than yours. (3) As social media platforms evolve, they become increasingly interactive and more “addictive,” leading to a rise in opportunities for social comparison. This may also heighten the possible repercussions: depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, negative body image, and unhealthy eating habits. While it may be unrelated, it is important to highlight that mental health trends (such as depression, anxiety, and body image problems) among youth deteriorated during the same timeframe that teen smartphone and social media usage rose. Creating clear connections between social media usage and broader mental health patterns is difficult for various reasons, but it is evident that extensive negative social comparison probably contributes to these trends. (4)This is due to the fact that fabricating a fake persona on social media to gain likes or followers can make our real-life challenges appear even more daunting, causing us to overlook what is genuine. Even short interactions with social media can initiate social comparison, leading to lower self-assessments when individuals looked at profiles of healthy or accomplished people. (4) Individuals tend […]

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Blog Post #4 What are the benefit that Christianity can have on teens mental health

Hi everyone! Welcome to my fourth blog post! In this blog post I’m going to be going to break down my inquiry question into 3 more sub-questions. This is my inquiry question. “What are the positive effects on teenage mental health” I will first review existing studies and articles talking […]

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Blog post #4 – How Do Childhood Experiences Influence Our Identity as Individuals?

In this blog post, I will connect and piece some of my research together from my last blog post. I am specifically looking at childhood experiences, but diving deeper into memories. Good or bad. How do they affect our identity, personality and behaviour? Lets look at memory… Memories are combined […]

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blog post three: update on meetings and future plans (environmental education club)

hi everyone, im so sorry for the late post.  action overview: for people who have not read my previous blog posts, my action is helping future generation care for the environment by educating them from a young age about our beautiful planet and the problem’s affecting it ( I am […]

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Blog post #1 – How does Instagram influence the way teenagers perceive themselves and others?

This question interests me because Instagram is a huge part of my life and the lives of many people around me. I’ve noticed how it can impact self-esteem, confidence, and even relationships, and I want to understand why. It’s important to know how social media affects our thoughts and behavior, […]

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Blog Post #3; What is the relationship between mental health and academic performance indicators in high schoolers?

Hello everyone, and welcome back to my third blog post! In this post, I’ll be diving into one of my three inquiry questions to help me better understand the impact of mental health on high school students. Specifically, I’ll be exploring the relationship between mental health disorders and academic performance […]

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Blog Post #3 – The Role of the Parent: What role does validation in familiar relationships (ie. parental pressure and validation) play in creating a high achieving student?

Research Step 1 – The Role of the Parent: What role does validation in familiar relationships (ie. parental pressure and validation) play in creating a high achieving student? Parental involvement is necessary in holding a child accountable for their academic performance in school. The different ways in which parents rear […]

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Blog post #3: “Is the cause of ADHD more effected by genetic or environmental factors?”

I’ve always wondered whether or not ADHD was a hereditary mental disorder, and after researching deeply through many articles and peer reviewed journals, I’ve came to the conclusion that ADHD is impacted by the genetics of a person, and that current research in the field suggests that certain genes does […]

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Blog post #3 – How Do Childhood Experiences Influence Our Identity as Individuals?

In this blog post, I will research some topics that connect back to my question, that include… EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION: early childhood education is vitally important and should be talked about with more understanding. Early childhood education affects who we are as human beings, but also how we can treat […]

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Blog #3 -How does the frequency and type of social media use impact levels of anxiety, depression, or loneliness in individuals across different age groups?

My Inquiry question is: How social media influences mental health and self-perception Social media gives users the ability to add “friends” to their network and share personal information with them, including pictures and thoughts. Young adults’ usage of social media facilitates social comparison, which can result in poor mental health […]

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Blog post#3 – recycling project and teaching elementary schools about the environment

Hello, and welcome to the third blog article for my action project. I intend to continue the recycling project I started last year, which involved teaching elementary school students about the importance of recycling.Making recycling enjoyable and engaging by combining a presentation and an activity. This year, however, we intend to teach them about the environment and climate change, as well as recycling. So far, we have compiled a list of suitable schools to which we can deliver our presentation.We have successfully recruited additional persons who are interested in forming an environmental club at our school.  This community helps us find other elementary schools that they can contact. However, some challenges are managing the club and keeping it active while trying to contact the schools as scon as possible. So, we can have as many schools as possible. My classmate (savannah) and I who are both working in this project are planning on meeting up […]

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Blog Post #3 ( What are the benefits that Christianity can have on teenage mental health?)

Hello everyone, Welcome to my third blog post! In this blog post I’m going to be going to break down my inquiry question into 3 sub-questions. TRIGGER WARNING: Suicide, Depression, Substance Abuse. I will first review existing studies and articles that discuss how religion, Christianity, helps improve emotional well-being by […]

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Blog Post #2 What are the positive effects that Christianity can have on teenage mental health?

Hello everyone! In this blog post, I will walk you through my plan to answer my inquiry question, “What are the positive effects that Christianity can have on teen’s mental health?”. I will be approaching this question in three steps, to research the mental health benefits of Christianity for teenagers, […]

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Blog post #2

For my action project, I am doing a bottle drive with two of my friends. We will be picking up bottles that we find and recycling them at Return it Depop. We will pick up bottles from the streets, parks, and wherever we can find littered bottles. Once we recycle […]

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Blog #1 values activity and United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals

Hello, my name is Eden Geddes and this is my first blog post. After doing the values activity I discovered my three most important values are equality, compassion, and belonging. My three least important values are risk, responsibility, and innovation. Personally, I agree with the results of the most important […]

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Blog Post #2 – Project Plan & Sub Questions; The Impact of Mental Health On Adolescents

Hello everyone! Welcome to my second blog post of the year! For this post, I will research and identify my three sub-questions which connect to my main inquiry question “How do mental health disorders impact academic performance, social interactions and the overall well-being of high school students?”. Answering these sub-questions will help me better understand […]

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Blog Post 1#

Hello my name is David C (9) and for my first art of Social Engineering I’m exploring the question: What is really evil? This inquiry seeks to understand how evil manifests in today’s society and how it interacts with the world around us. Evil can disrupt social harmony and well-being, yet its […]

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Inquiry Post 2- What is acne and how does it affect our physical and mental day-to-day life? Project Outline

Here’s my Inquiry project outline : 5 sources that will help my research: 1.https://dermatology.ca/public-patients/skin/acne/ 2.https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/12233-acne 3.https://www.niams.nih.gov/health-topics/acne 4.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK554386/#:~:text=The%20integumentary%20system%20is%20the,glands%2C%20hair%2C%20and%20nails. 5.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK459173 Implications My inquiry question will implicate to others through its relatability. Many people, teenagers especially, have dealt with acne. My question will allow these people a chance to connect over their shared […]

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Blog #2- How social media influences mental health and self-perception

The three research steps are: How does the frequency and type of social media use impact levels of anxiety, depression, or loneliness in individuals across different age groups?By examining the correlation between social media use and mental health symptoms across various age groups, this information will reveal how different patterns […]

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Blog Post #2 – Separating the student from the person: Why is Academic Validation so Sought After, and For More Reasons Than Just To Pursue Higher Education?

I am looking forward to exploring this very applicable topic in the realm of student health and well-being. This exploration is conducted to provide general answers to a phenomenon that every high-achieving student has experienced at some point along their educational journey. Research Step 1 – The Role of the […]

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Blog #1- Inquiry project (How social media influences mental health and self-perception)

My inquiry topic is on how social media influences mental health and self-perception. I chose to research this topic because of how much I realized social media consumption took over my high school years. Social media plays a crucial role in shaping how individuals view themselves. The constant exposure to […]

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Blog Post #2 – How does social media and influencers affect the fashion industry when it comes to teenage girls?

Hello, Welcome to my blog post!! My inquiry question is “how does social media and influencers affect the fashion industry when it comes to teenage girls?”. I will be sharing three questions that revolve around my topic to help me find my final answer. As for any research project, I […]

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Blog Post #2: “Is the cause of ADHD more effected by genetic or environmental factors?”

                  Hello everyone, my name is Scott Lyu, a grade 12 student at Dr. Charles Best Secondary School. My inquiry project of choice is “Is the cause of ADHD more effected by genetic or environmental factors?” After the research, hopefully I can use the knowledge of the cause of ADHD […]

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Blog Post #1 – Project Topic Description; The Impact of Mental Health On Adolescents

For this semester’s Inquiry Project, I decided to focus on the impact of mental health disorders on the academic performance, social interactions and overall well-being of high school students. Mental health is an ongoing issue individuals worldwide face daily. Research shows that 70% of mental health disorders emerge during adolescence […]

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Blog Post #1 – How do childhood experiences influence our identity as individuals?

In my inquiry project this semester, I want to research more about early childhood, specifically how experiences and environment affect the memories of children. We are all influenced in our actions, which make us the people that we are today. Our first 7 years of our life are the most […]

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Inquiry Blog Post #1: What is acne and how does it affect our physical and mental day-to-day life? 

Welcome to Maisie’s Blog Post #1! As my first ever project in IDS, I have chosen to do an Inquiry Project. The topic question I have chosen is “What is acne and how does it affect our physical and mental day-to-day life?” For those who are unaware, acne is a […]

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Blog Post #1 – Separating the student from the person: why is academic validation so sought after, and for more reasons than to pursue higher education?

Semester 1 Inquiry: This semester, I will be exploring the concept of academic validation, and why it is so strongly tied to the young person’s ego. What has caused this phenomenon and why? The concept of academic validation extends beyond the realm of school alone. It carries over into everyday […]

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Blog #1 – Inquiry Project: “How does continuous engagement with social media platforms, without regular breaks, influence the mental health and academic performance of high school students?”

Hello and welcome back to my blog! My Inquiry question for Semester 1 is: “How does continuous engagement with social media platforms, without regular breaks, influence the mental health and academic performance of high school students?” I chose to do a topic regarding Social Media for my Inquiry Project as […]

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Blog Post #1 Inquiry Project – How does social media and influencers affect the fashion industry when it comes to teenage girls?

For my project, I decided to research the question “How does social media and influencers affect the fashion industry when it comes to teenage girls?” This question is of interest to me as because I believe that social media often tends to have negative effects on many teenage girls, and […]

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About me

Hi everybody! My name is Parmis Deishidi and I am 14 years old. I am attending Charles Best Secondary School. English is my favourite subject because I love creative writing. I can speak 2 languages fluently, and two I am currently learning. I can speak Persian and English fluently while […]

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About Me

My name is Ishani Balachandran, and I am a 15-year-old grade 10 student attending Charles Best Secondary. I currently live in Coquitlam, BC, with my parents and older sister. My favourite subjects at school are either English or Social Studies, as they share many similarities, and I enjoy expressing my […]

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About me

By Laura Hey! My name is Laura on the birth certificate, and I go by this name as well. My dad was obsessed with a character from Little House on the Prairie: Laura Ingalls Wilder. That’s how I was named. Not very cool. I think she was a white woman. […]

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About me – Zoe

Hi! My name is Zoe Popa. I’m a grade 9 student at École Dr. Charles Best Secondary School, which is in Coquitlam, BC, Canada. My favorite subject is usually art, but I don’t have it this year so it’s math. My family is from Romania. I speak Romanian, English, and […]

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Reflection -Blog #7

a. What challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry project? How did you go about overcoming these challenges?One of my challenges in this inquiry project was that I had trouble finding enough information for my second round of research. The second round of research was on How much influence the […]

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BLOG#1: “How can advancements in transportation technology contribute to reducing environmental impact while enhancing global connectivity?”

Advancements in transportation technology have the potential to revolutionize both environmental sustainability and global connectivity. By innovating cleaner energy sources, optimizing vehicle efficiency, and improving infrastructure, these advancements aim to mitigate environmental impacts such as carbon emissions while fostering greater global integration through faster, more efficient travel networks. This inquiry […]

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Blog Post #7: As a society, why do we revert to past trends?

Blog #7: ReflectionAddress the following questions:a. What challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry project? How did you go aboutovercoming these challenges? Throughout my inquiry project, I had two main struggles that I had to overcome while researching. Firstly, my topic of choice for my inquiry research is a very […]

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Reflection

Hi, this is my final blog post about my journey working on my inquiry project about how foods affect your body. What challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry project? How did you go about overcoming these challenges?During my inquiry project, my main issue was that there are so many […]

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