Broadening the Scope of Social Media Effect Research on Body Image Concerns

Photoshopping the selfie: Self photo editing and photo investment are associated with body dissatisfaction in adolescent girls

“…First, young adolescent girls with high levels of body‐related and eating concerns might engage in social media activities that are appearance focused such as self‐photo manipulation and investment in efforts to present an ideal appearance when sharing images. Second, consistent with Prieler and Choi's conceptualization, the relationship between body‐related and eating concerns and social media use found in this study appears to be differentiated by the passive or active nature of the social media platform. In contrast to the small or null relationships for general and social media engagement, the robust findings for the self‐photo‐related variables suggests that the active component of social media engagement contributes to negative outcomes.…”

“…More in‐depth investigation of specific social media activities may clarify existing inconsistent findings . Specifically, posting photos of oneself is common practice, with 91% of teens who use social media posting photos of themselves .…”

“…22 More in-depth investigation of specific social media activities may clarify existing inconsistent findings. 23 Specifically, posting photos of oneself is common practice, with 91% of teens who use social media posting photos of themselves. 16 Taking "selfies" (photos one takes of oneself) or "usies" (which include others), and sharing and comparing these through social media, may heighten appearance focus and increase internalization of appearance ideals, contributing to body dissatisfaction.…”

The Relationship Between Sexual Content on Mass Media and Social Media: A Longitudinal Study

“…[7][8][9] Consequently, scholars studying mass 10 as well as social 8 media have called for research studying relationships between exposure to sexual content in mass media and the use of social media to distribute user-generated sexual content.…”

Challenging Perceptions on Body Image Using a Bariatric Weighted Suit with Female University Dancers

“…When asked whether they were happy with their bodies the leading answer was "somewhat", suggesting they felt a lack of conidence or dissatisfaction regarding their igure. Over the past ten years the media has had a large impact in creating concerns on perceptions of females' body image which consequently generates pressure on body image [33].…”