“Curated Selves: A Psychological study to discover the Impact of Social Media Self-Presentation on Adolescents’ Emotional Regulation”

Abstract

The use of online platforms such as these has evolved into a daily routine for a great number of people, and it is nearly impossible to avoid in today's culture. In today's world, social media is essential to people's ability to obtain information, enjoy entertainment, and create identities. There is a need for an exploration that gives time to sit and introspect on how social media is impacting one's identity, issues related, dealing with emotional upsurge and perceiving one in the right light, by demystifying the myths, and bridging the gap through introspection, which in most studies are not addressed. A total of 400 responses would be collected from the adolescents out of which 200 would be male and 200 would be female using simple random sampling.  The study here investigates two crucial aspects related to the role played by social media in the life of adolescents – the emotional regulation and the self-perception. The study here is able to show the exact picture of adolescents self-perception and emotional regulation levels in the presence of social media and it can be used to make the lives easier for the concerned stakeholders.