Rates of self harm and eating disorders are rising in young women, often associated with the fact this generation is so closely tied with social media from a young age.
A UK study has revealed that between 2011 and 2014, reports of self-harm among girls in Britain aged 13 to 16 rose by 68%.The figures come from data collated by researchers from the University of Manchester.
http://www.skynews.com.au/news/world/europe/2017/10/19/social-media-blamed-for-rise-in-self-harm--uk-soci.html
'Psychological distress in women aged 16-24 is at an all-time high, with record numbers admitting to harming themselves to relieve their distress, according to an alarming study.'
https://www.mqmentalhealth.org/
Designing to spread self love and appreciation are at an all time use it appears- so I intend to interview friends and fellow students, those I network with, and try to get a shoot of them 'feeling their best'. I want to share their stories of how they have overcome body image issues/self doubt and how they continue to do this and amplify they are successful strong and try and show there is common ground between a lot of young women and try and show support.
Girl-Catherine Driscoll 2002}
'In girls magazines, moreover, this picture or totality is a collage surface like the surface presented by any given page in the genre, laying out images, words, and advertisements in barely differentiated proximity to each other.'
-Can involve illustrations
-Photographs if some participants don't want to be anon
-Collage/mixed media using media images given to us everyday
-Try and make in to a digital spread as there can be so much pressure on social media, show them something positive instead
https://www.mqmentalhealth.org/
Designing to spread self love and appreciation are at an all time use it appears- so I intend to interview friends and fellow students, those I network with, and try to get a shoot of them 'feeling their best'. I want to share their stories of how they have overcome body image issues/self doubt and how they continue to do this and amplify they are successful strong and try and show there is common ground between a lot of young women and try and show support.
Girl-Catherine Driscoll 2002}
'In girls magazines, moreover, this picture or totality is a collage surface like the surface presented by any given page in the genre, laying out images, words, and advertisements in barely differentiated proximity to each other.'
-Can involve illustrations
-Photographs if some participants don't want to be anon
-Collage/mixed media using media images given to us everyday
-Try and make in to a digital spread as there can be so much pressure on social media, show them something positive instead
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