SHVETS production Social media is an integral part of many people’s lives, but can it put pressure on the way individuals present themselves to the world? A new and Talker Research survey of 2,000 U.S.-based social media users reveals that it can, with 45% of respondents saying social media harms their confidence in their smile, particularly among Gen Z.
Fifty-three percent of survey respondents said they compare their smiles to others on social media, but this figure differs greatly when broken down by generation, with Gen Z coming in at 72% and millennials at 66%. The numbers fall for Gen X (48%) and baby boomers (36%). This vast difference in survey responses between older and younger generations may be attributed to the fact that younger people simply spend far more time on image-focused social media platforms like Instagram, Snapchat and Tiktok.
In fact, according to recent data from the Pew Research Center, adults ages 18 to 29 (the age range of the oldest members of Gen Z) are about 20% more likely to use Instagram than millennials and about twice as likely as millennials to use Snapchat and TikTok. Meanwhile, older generations are far less likely to use image-centric social media platforms, with only about 35% of people ages 50 to 64 and 15% of people older than 65 using Instagram, with the numbers plummeting to 13% and 4% for Snapchat, respectively. Sound On With 15% of those polled saying they have edited photos or videos to change the appearance of their teeth be.
