Seeking Approval of Appearance The Link Between Social Media Use in China and Body Image Concerns
Haolan Xu,
Yixuan Han,
Siyuan Zhou
et al.
Abstract:Various scholars have verified that viewing beauty-related content on social media encourages valuing these idealized and unrealistic body shapes. A person's ideas, feelings, and perceptions regarding their body are referred to as their body image. A verified scale was used to assess individuals' appearance-related social media awareness. The study collected data from 229 respondents in China, aged 15 to 60, intending to examine whether individuals' preferences for receiving feedback from strangers or close pe… Show more
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