This study investigated the direct effect of Instagram usage on body satisfaction, whether this
effect is mediated by appearance self-schema and self-discrepancy, and whether self …

Studies have highlighted the influence of social media comments on users' perceptual
consequences, but whether this holds true in the body image context is still largely unknown …

Body image issues and disordered eating are relatively under-researched areas within
midlife populations. Accordingly, this study investigated the applicability of the Tripartite …

Following theoretical models on wishful thinking, we investigated (a) whether personal
aging ideals are discordant from self-perceptions of aging,(b) how such aging discordances …

Many studies have linked idealized body image on social media to negative psychological
well-being among young females. However, social media influencers' imagery has not …

O presente estudo provém dos campos da Gerontologia, Moda e Antropologia. Apresenta e
discute aspectos socioculturais da construção da aparência no contexto do envelhecimento …

Online apparel shopping is popular among women, with possible negative body image
consequences, particularly when the website imagery is body‐focused. We investigated …

Research on discrepancies between the actual self and ideal self has examined self-
discrepancies in knowledge, skills and stature but age-based self-discrepancies have only …

The influence of societal norms on body dissatisfaction is a well-known and researched
concept in women. What is lesser known, however, is if these societal norms affect a lesbian …

Online apparel shopping is popular amongst women and offers salient visual information for
making body image and self-worth judgements. Apparel segments which emphasize the …