Although there is a voluminous literature on mass media effects on body image concerns of
young adult women in the US, there has been relatively little theoretically-driven research on …

The article “Social media effects on young women's body image concerns: Theoretical
perspectives and an agenda for research” by Perloff (2014) extends the study of media …

The purpose of this paper is to understand and criticize the role of social media in the
development and/or encouragement of eating disorders, disordered eating, and body …

There is increasing scholarly interest in the effects of social media use on women's body
image. Here, we tested the utility of the Tripartite Influence Model–developed for traditional …

This commentary in response to Perloff (2014) suggests considerations for studying social
media's potential influence on body image. These are derived from Perloff's transactional …

Highlights•Social media use is consistently and positively associated with negative body
image.•Longitudinal studies suggest that this association may strengthen over time.•Brief …

Social media use is now ubiquitous among young women in the United States. The current
study examines a new construct related to young women's experiences with social media …

This experimental study examined the effects of engaging on social media with attractive
female peers on young adult women's body image. Participants were 118 female …

Social media appear to contribute to body dissatisfaction in adolescents, although few
empirical studies exist. This study used six focus groups (total N= 38) to explore relations …

Social media has been associated with body dissatisfaction and eating disorder symptoms
among young women and adolescent girls. However, despite notable evidence of …