Research proposal - influence of Instagram on the youth

Instagram has experienced a boom in recent years and today has become more than a social network but a lifestyle. Young people, having had more access to IT tools (smarthphone, tablet, etc.), also had more frequent interactions with Instagram. In this research paper, based on the previous facts, we asked us the following question : what effect does daily use of Instagram have on the teenagers of under-19s? Based on a set of literature concerning this topic we will formulate a hypothèses and provide a method and a sample to study our research question. Literature review Some studies have already been conducted on the subject. for example, a study conducted by Mariska Kleemans, Serena Daalmans, Ilana Carbaat and Doeschka Anschütz especially on young girls(14-18 years old) (in 2016) showed that the beauty of a girl on Instagram leads to lower body satisfaction (self-esteem) in the other girls, that was called the "picture effect". Also, prior research indicated that social comparison could make people feel socially anxious. Social comparison consists of people’s biological inclination to evaluate their situation, skill, and overall identity in comparison to others, based on the information they receive about others (Festinger, 1954). According to Stein Some people rank lower than others, which could increase mental access to negative self-assessment and self-imagery during interactions with other people, resulting in greater social anxiety. Following this, Antony et al. (2005) found that people with greater tendency toward either upward or downward social