Social media and body image: Recent trends and future directions

L Vandenbosch, J Fardouly, M Tiggemann - Current opinion in psychology, 2022 - Elsevier
This review presents recent trends in social media and body image research, with a
particular focus on different social media platforms, features unique to social media, and …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of social media influencers on health outcomes: Systematic review

J Powell, T Pring - Social science & medicine, 2024 - Elsevier
A fast emerging area of public health interest is the potential role of social media influencers
in spreading health information and affecting health behaviour. The aim of this research was …

Instagram use and body dissatisfaction: The mediating role of upward social comparison with peers and influencers among young females

F Pedalino, AL Camerini - … journal of environmental research and public …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Instagram is one of the most popular social media platforms among young
females. Idealized body images shared on the platform have been associated with lower …

The dangers of the rabbit hole: Reflections on social media as a portal into a distorted world of edited bodies and eating disorder risk and the role of algorithms

JA Harriger, JA Evans, JK Thompson, TL Tylka - Body Image, 2022 - Elsevier
The relationship between social media usage and body image has been well-established in
the literature; however, social media companies' use of algorithms may intensify this …

The perfect storm: A developmental–sociocultural framework for the role of social media in adolescent girls' body image concerns and mental health

S Choukas-Bradley, SR Roberts, AJ Maheux… - Clinical child and family …, 2022 - Springer
In this theoretical review paper, we provide a developmental–sociocultural framework for the
role of social media (SM) in adolescent girls' body image concerns, and in turn, depressive …

[HTML][HTML] Social media influencers and adolescents' health: A scoping review of the research field

E Engel, S Gell, R Heiss, K Karsay - Social Science & Medicine, 2024 - Elsevier
Social media influencers (SMIs) have become an important source of health information for
adolescents. However, the lack of expertise and commercial interests of SMIs pose …

[HTML][HTML] Comparing and self-objectifying: The effect of sexualized imagery posted by Instagram Influencers on women's body image

I Prichard, B Taylor, M Tiggemann - Body Image, 2023 - Elsevier
Influencers are prominent figures on social media with a large number of followers who
promote products, companies, and/or lifestyles. Some Influencers endorse lingerie and …

Different interactions with appearance-focused social media content and adolescents' body dissatisfaction: A within-person perspective

L Schreurs, L Vandenbosch - Computers in Human Behavior, 2022 - Elsevier
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 …

Social Media Influencers' Role in Shaping Political Opinions and Actions of Young Audiences

L Muth, C Peter - Media and Communication, 2023 - ssoar.info
Social media influencers have become an indispensable part of social media, informing
audiences, especially young ones, about various topics, such as beauty, lifestyle, or food …

Body and diet as sales pitches: Spanish teenagers´ perceptions about influencers´ impact on ideal physical appearance

B Feijoo, A López-Martínez… - Profesional de …, 2022 - revista.profesionaldelainformacion …
This project sits at the intersection of three axes:(a) influencers as the increasing focus of
minors attention and trust online,(b) sponsored content about eating habits and physical …