Body functionality describes everything that the body is able to do, across diverse domains
(eg, bodily senses, creative endeavours). Nearly a decade ago, leading scholars identified …

Much evidence has highlighted detrimental effects of social media on body image, and
attention has turned towards identifying content that could support and promote positive …

Background This mixed methods study explored how social media use informed physical
activity and diet-related behaviours, and self-perceived Quality of Life (QoL) during COVID …

The present study experimentally examined the effects of viewing Instagram images of
fitspiration on body dissatisfaction, mood, and exercise behaviour among young women …

In this study, we examined potential direct, indirect, and moderated effects in the relations
between the use of TikTok, a video-based appearance-related social networking site, and …

One increasing trend on social media is the posting of body positive content that aims to
challenge narrow beauty ideals and instead promote acceptance and appreciation of all …

The aim of this paper was to investigate the effect of different types of TikTok dance
challenge videos on young women's body satisfaction. Study 1 involved 262 women aged …

The aim of this study was to provide a definition for body neutrality and understand the key
strategies recommended to improve body neutrality for testing in future interventions. There …

The first national study of body image was reported four decades ago in the article The
Happy American Body (Berscheid et al., 1973). To provide a modern follow-up to this study …

Body functionality is an emerging positive body image construct which may help women
value what their body can do, rather than how it looks. In this online experimental study, we …