The Mental Health Impact of TikTok's Bold Glamour Filter and Beauty Filters.

While there is not much research showing that photo filters negatively impact adults' mental health, there is cause for concern, especially for teen girls who are already vulnerable to depression, anxiety, and body-image troubles. Heavy use of social media during early adolescence may be correlated with lower life-satisfaction ratings one year later. Photo filters can exacerbate psychological conditions such as body dysmorphic disorder. Practicing mindfulness meditation is one way to build self-compassion and fortify oneself against the harmful effects of social media and beauty filters.