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November 9, 2025International Journal For Multidisciplinary ResearchOpen Access

The Mental Health Impact of Idealized Beauty Standards in Media and Advertising on Teenagers

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VWVedanshee Wadhawan

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Research reveals media advertising raises anxiety and depression among adolescents, highlighting the need for media literacy.

Key Points

  • Digital beauty standards worsen mental health, leading to increased anxiety and depression in adolescents, with serious implications.
  • Evidence suggests media exposure strongly correlates with body dissatisfaction and emotional insecurities in teens.
  • The observational analysis draws from multiple studies across global and Indian contexts to understand the impact of media and advertising.
  • Policy-level solutions may enable better mental health through media literacy education and stricter advertising regulations.

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Vedanshee Wadhawan (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/690fdce2f60c54d04ea3847bhttps://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i06.57966
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