Background Eating disorders are a group of heterogenous, disabling and deadly psychiatric
illnesses with a plethora of associated health consequences. Exploratory research suggests …

With the quickly rising popularity of social media within the past decade, researchers have
started to investigate the relationship between social media use and various psychological …

The association between social media use and an individual's appearance dissatisfaction
has generated broad scholarly interests. This study explored the specific appearance …

In this article, we consider how social media variables may be integrated as predictors,
mediators, and moderators within dominant theoretical frameworks of body image in order to …

In this theoretical review paper, we provide a developmental–sociocultural framework for the
role of social media (SM) in adolescent girls' body image concerns, and in turn, depressive …

Despite the salience of the social media context to psychosocial development, little is known
about social media use patterns and how they relate to psychological and social functioning …

Social media (SM) can create a climate of social comparison and preoccupation with
appearance, which can pose risks for emotional problems, such as depression and social …

Introduction: Adolescents' engagement with online social networking platforms is advancing
at an exponential rate and research is needed to investigate any impact on young users' …

The relationship between socialization through social media (SM) and eating disorders
(EDs) is a serious problem for public health, largely affecting the mental health of younger …

The use of social media by adolescents, who spend about 3 hours a day on social media, is
dominated by visual communication. Nowadays, appearance ideals are presented through …