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' …

Despite adolescents' prolific use of social media, relationships between social media and
body satisfaction and well-being are not yet well understood, especially among boys. This …

Although scholars continue to debate the influence of social media on body image,
increased social media use, especially engaging in appearance-related behaviors may be a …

Objectives Preadolescent social media use is normative and could influence mental health.
This study investigated:(a) Differences between preadolescent users and non‐users of …

Cross-sectional research suggests a small, inverse association between social media use
and body satisfaction. However, less is known regarding prospective, bidirectional, or …

Social media use has often been linked to adolescents' body dissatisfaction, but longitudinal
investigations of this relation are scarce. This three-wave panel study among N= 1032 …

Background Adolescent girls appear more vulnerable to experiencing mental health
difficulties from social media use than boys. The presence of sexualized images online is …

Adolescents are spending considerable time on social media, yet it is unclear whether
motivations for social media use drive different forms of social media engagement, and their …

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 use and exposure, in particular to highly visual and appearance-focused
content, has shown a relationship with poorer body image with small to moderate effect …