The adolescent developmental stage appears to be a sensitive period for the onset of
several particular forms of mental disorder that are characterised by heightened emotionality …

Research suggests that exposure to mass media depicting the thin-ideal body may be linked
to body image disturbance in women. This meta-analysis examined experimental and …

• Why do people behave and think the way they do?• What makes people choose certain
products and services?• How does consumption affect our everyday lives? Informed by …

This study explores teenage girls' narrations of the relationship between self-presentation
and peer comparison on social media in the context of beauty. Social media provide new …

The newly revised edition of this groundbreaking textbook provides a comprehensive
overview of the theory, research, and applications of nonverbal communication. Authored by …

We examine social-and self-motives as drivers of Word of Mouth (WOM). The main
proposition is that the transmitter expects to gain personal and social benefits from sharing …

The relationship between social comparison and body dissatisfaction was examined using
meta-analysis. Several demographic and methodological variables were examined as …

Objective The effect of experimental manipulations of the thin beauty ideal, as portrayed in
the mass media, on female body image was evaluated using meta‐analysis. Method Data …

Media, from television to the “new media”(including cell phones, iPads, and social media),
are a dominant force in children's lives. Although television is still the predominant medium …

In Western cultures, girls' self‐esteem declines substantially during middle adolescence,
with changes in body image proposed as a possible explanation. Body image develops in …