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RESEARCH FINDINGS
The Impact of Lookism Trends on Adolescent’s
Self-Esteem
RESEARCH QUESTION
To what extent do lookism trends on TikTok affect the self-esteem of
psychologically vulnerable teenagers?
NAME
CLASS
DATE
Mansur
11A
October 2026
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THE ISSUE
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The spread of appearance-based lookism culture on mainstream platforms like TikTok
and its psychological impact on youth.
WHAT IS THE PROBLEM?
Lookism · TikTok algorithms · Self-esteem · Teen vulnerability · Appearance pressure
LENS 1
LENS 2
Social lens
Ethical lens
• Еcho chambers & peer pressure
• Trends like "Are you sub-five?"
• Judging human worth by
physical traits
• "pretty privilege"
GROUPS INVOLVED
Psychologically vulnerable
teenagers
Content creators
Sociologists and media
analysts
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SOURCES
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Where my evidence comes from
SOURCE 1
SOURCE 2
Solea, A. I., & Sugiura, L. (2023). Mainstreaming
the Blackpill: Understanding the Incel Community
on TikTok
Chenevert, D., et al. (2024). Lookism climate
and psychological well-being.
Type
Secondary
Type
Secondary
CRAAP verdict
Reliable
CRAAP verdict
Reliable
Strongest point
High Authority (Expert criminologists)
Strongest point
Currency (2024)
Weak point
Accuracy (Small sample bias)
Weak point
Relevance (Workplace climate focus)
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ARGUMENTS
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For and against
IN FAVOUR
AGAINST
Perspective: Vulnerable adolescents Lens: Social
Perspective: Sociologists & media analysts Lens: Ethical
• Algorithmic beauty trapping
• Severe self-esteem drop
• Pre-existing social prejudice
• Active debates in comments
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EVIDENCE
EVIDENCE
Lookism climate causes psychological distress
(Chenevert et al., 2024)
Users actively challenge lookist standards in
comments(Solea & Sugiura, 2023)
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PERSPECTIVES
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Local, national and global
LOCAL
NATIONAL
GLOBAL
Оur school
Kazakhstan
Other countries
• Meme culture · Satire
• Internet jokes
• Rating channels · Cyberbullying
• Telegram channels
• Strict standards · Global trends
• #prettyprivilege
Source: Short interview
Source: Kazakhstani news reports
Source: Solea & Sugiura (2023) /
Chenevert et al. (2024)
KEY FINDING · ANSWER TO MY RESEARCH QUESTION
TikTok lookism trends significantly harm vulnerable teens' self-esteem via algorithms, but
critical thinking and offline support reduce the impact.
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PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE
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How my view changed
Before
Now
Because
My view before the research
My view after the research
The evidence that changed it
• Trends were harmless
internet jokes
• They cause real
psychological harm.
• Research proved
algorithms amplify bias
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REFERENCES
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APA 7th edition
Chenevert, M., Balducci, C., & Vignoli, M. (2024). Lookism, a leak in the career
pipeline? Career perspective consequences of lookism climate and workplace
incivility. Behavioral Sciences, 14(10), Article 883.
https://doi.org/10.3390/bs14100883
Solea, A. I., & Sugiura, L. (2023). Mainstreaming the Blackpill: Understanding the
Incel community on TikTok. European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research,
29(3), 311–336. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10610-023-09559-5
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