In my research with topic Social networks and the self-image of young people, I investigated the connection between the use of social networks and the self-image of young people. I was interested which social networks young people use and how often, how much time a day they spend on social networks, for what purpose they use them and how often they get a feeling of low self-esteem while using social networks. In the theoretical part, I tackled the key topics for my research. I described the concepts of social networks, different types of self-images and young people. At the end of the theoretical part, I also presented the importance of my research for social work. The main findings of my research are that most young people use the social platform YouTube, followed by Instagram. Young people use social networks mostly to keep in touch with their friends. One of the important findings is that there is a positive connection between the use of social networks and the feeling of poor self-esteem. That is, the more young people use social networks, the greater the feeling of poor self-esteem.
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