This article synthesizes practical strategies and future directions proposed by contributors to
the special issue in Body Image on social media and body image. It also moves beyond the …

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 …

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

Background Concerns have been raised that social media use causes mental health
problems in adolescents, but findings are mixed, and effects are typically small. The present …

Online behaviors, especially those concerning appearance preoccupation, have been
related to poorer mental health, but early risk factors for online appearance preoccupation …

Abstract Types and stability of appearance-related social media use patterns remain under-
explored despite established links between social media use and wellbeing. This study …

There is a dearth of research examining Black adolescents' body image, with even less work
examining gender differences or the influence of ethnic-racial identity (ERI) commitment. It is …

The “selfie” phenomenon shaped the past two decades, yet there is inconsistent evidence
concerning the relationship between selfie behaviors and self-evaluations. This meta …

Social media use is consistently associated with more negative body image, but much of this
literature is cross-sectional and/or lacks ecological validity. To overcome these limitations …

This study examined whether conformity to high‐but not low‐status e‐confederates was
associated with increases in identification with popular peers and subsequent increases in …