Upward comparisons—spotting the gap between who I am and who I aspire to be—often lead to dissatisfaction. People scroll for ...

Social media can negatively affect your body image, but it also has some positive aspects. And it can, in some ways, positively influence your body image.

Ever since social media burst on the scene in the early 2000s, parents and health experts have worried about the potential ...

Millions of people nationwide use the social media app, TikTok. According to an Oxford Economics study, more than 2.4 million people use the app in Tennessee. You can find videos for nearly anything ...

Incorporating social media and muscular ideal internalization into the tripartite influence model of body image: Towards a modern understanding of adolescent girls’ body dissatisfaction. Body ...

Ditching social media improves teens’ body image within weeks, study shows By . Natalie O'Neill. Published Feb. 23, 2023, 4:09 p.m. ET. Explore More ...

When teens turn to social media for health and wellness information, they often encounter content that pushes diet fads, distorts body image, and encourages them to take risky dares that seem funny ...

Elected officials, political analysts, and nonprofit organizations have for years spotlighted the spread of online election information in Western democracies—largely with a focus on media platforms ...

Due to the rapid growth of social media, consumers are exposed to a barrage of Tweets, "Likes," texts and messages on the Web and on their mobile devices. With the need to read or view images in ...