A third of girls won’t post selfies without altering their appearance, study finds
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It suggests that lockdown has exacerbated insecurities resulting from time spent on social media.
By Hayley Spencer
A survey has found that a third of girls and young women aged 11 to 21 won’t post a selfie online without editing their appearance first.
Among the 2,186 participants surveyed for Girlguiding’s annual Girls’ Attitudes report, ‘finding acceptance’ was cited as a common reason for altering images. With around half admitting that they regularly altered their appearance in photos in general.
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