Findings demonstrate that taking a one-week break from social media boosted body satisfaction and self-esteem in young women, especially those with higher thin-ideal internalization.
Here’s how unrealistic beauty standards on social media are impacting our collective self-esteem and what we can do about it.
Exploratory research suggests that social media usage may be triggering body image concerns and heightening eating disorder pathology amongst young people, but the topic is under-researched as a global public health issue.
An emerging body of research has evidenced the negative infuence of using and being exposed to social networking sites
(SNSs) on body image.
Adolescence and young adulthood are vulnerable periods in which mental health challenges often emerge.
Cross-sectional research has shown that high social media use (SMU) is associated with poor body image in
youth, a known predictor of eating disorders; however, high-quality experimental evidence is scarce, limiting the ability to make causal inferences
A recent article put a spotlight on how social media can fuel body dysmorphia in boys. We asked teenagers how these apps make them feel about the way they look.
