And men are happy only on their fourth try.

 

Two in three women (64 per cent) feel anxious just having their photo taken, while looking at snaps¹ on social media made 41 per cent feel bad about themselves, according to a survey of 5,000 people by market researchers OnePoll.

 

Of the children who were also questioned, which included 58 per cent who took selfies, 79 per cent said they were happy with the way they looked, 67 per cent thought they needed to look good.

 

ITV's Good Morning Britain show, which commissioned the research, is encouraging viewers to share the first selfie they take on social media under the hashtag #SelfieEsteem.

 

Jamelia, Nicky Byrne, Beth Tweddle, Richard Madeley, Piers² Morgan, Nancy Dell’Olio, Rebecca Ferguson are among the celebrities³ backing the campaign.

 

The survey also found a third of women were worried they were passing on body confidence issues to their children and 41 per cent of children did not think their mother was happy with the way she looked.

 

It also found 15 per cent of women and 19 per cent of men had cropped, filtered, or retouched pictures of their children.

点击收听单词发音