THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOCIAL NETWORKS AND SELF-ESTEEM

Abstract

The present work deals with the relationship between social networks and the formation of self-esteem of the individual, since the presence and significance of social media in today's world is remarkable. This concern is justified by the number of individuals who measure their capacity and/or physical beauty from the opinion of others in social networks, thus resulting in problems of self-esteem, which refers to a component of self-concept, which concerns the affections and emotions that accompany the description of ourselves. The article fits as a field research in a qualitative methodology, since, as a means to verify such need, a questionnaire was carried out with 25 people from 13 to 49 years old living in the city of Dom Pedro- Maranhão, in which the aforementioned concern was approached, besides obtaining their opinions on the subject, also denoting their feelings in their own social media x self-esteem relationship. The study is also based on articles and research by authors such as Rogers, Vila Nova and Guilhard. From these tools it can be seen that a broad process of personal reflection and self-acceptance of individuals is necessary, since a large part of the population unrestrainedly seeks the approval of others to evaluate themselves, besides living constantly in favor of reaching a standard of living established in social networks that is unreachable, resulting in disappointments and deficiencies internalized