Browsing by Author "Mantilla Valencia, Juan David"
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Item Influencia de Facebook e Instagram en las interpretaciones de belleza y salud mental de 19 jóvenes ciber usuarios en Cali, Colombia(Universidad Santiago de Cali, 2019) Mantilla Valencia, Juan David; Balmas Gómez, Evelyn; Botero Carvajal, Alejandro (Director)The social networks Facebook and Instagram, are trend at present, being these frequented by all kinds of public and especially by young cyber users. Through these new communication channels, virtual social networks, has benefits such as interaction with society and the creation of an identity on virtual platforms, but also generates negative aspects such as addiction to social networks causing in young people possible mental health effects such as anxiety, depression, among others. Therefore the research analyzed the influence of Facebook and Instagram in the interpretations on beauty and mental health of young cyber users in Cali, Colombia. The research is qualitative, with methodological design of virtual ethnography through focus groups, where 19 students of the psychology program of the University Santiago de Cali were evaluated. Facebook and Instagram were found to be influential in interpreting beauty and mental health in young people and their implications are discussed.