Study on Appearance Anxiety of Chinese High School Students Caused by TikTok, a Chinese Short Video Software

Abstract

TikTok is a socialize platform that people from all ages can use to kill time and socialize. The study on appearance anxiety of Chinese high school students caused by TikTok, a Chinese short video software can investigate the reason for appearance anxiety of high school student and find solution for it. Questionnaire was used for collecting data, via sharing on social media using computer. The questionnaire mainly ask question about influence of internet influencer on high school student, and basic information about high school student using TikTok. The willingness that causes high school students' appearance anxiety are high school students' blind support for Internet celebrities and unconditional acceptance of the information conveyed by Internet celebrities, the distortion of high school students' aesthetic values, and the one-sidedness and limitations of high school students' aesthetics. Possible solutions include limiting the time high school students can use TikTok, spreading correct aesthetic values at school and home, spreading more content about correct aesthetic values on TikTok, and suppressing influencers who spread negative aesthetic values.