Background Although at present there is broad agreement among researchers, health
professionals, and policy makers on the need to control and combat health misinformation …

The use of online social networks has made significant progress in recent years as the use
of the Internet has become widespread worldwide as the technological infrastructure and the …

Abstract Experimental studies of Body Positivity (BoPo), referring to social media content that
challenges status-quo beauty ideals by portraying and promoting diverse physical …

We used experience sampling to examine thinspiration and fitspiration in the everyday lives
of women and men. Undergraduates (N= 108, 21% men) completed a 1-week smartphone …

Thinspiration and fitspiration are classes of social media content characterised by idealised
depictions of excessively thin and overtly fit/lean bodies, respectively. It is currently unknown …

The current paper explores how male Instagram users'(MIU) perceptions of body image and
behavior are affected by the exposure to fitness hashtags, and the consequences on their …

Knowledge of anorexia nervosa (AN) in childhood is scarce. This review gives a state-of-the-
art overview on the definition, classification, epidemiology and etiology of this serious …

Purpose Fitspiration (also known as “fitspo”) aims to inspire individuals to exercise and have
healthy habits, but emerging research indicates that exposure to it can have a negative …

Background: Healthy eating and fitness mobile apps are designed to promote healthier
living. However, for young people, body dissatisfaction is commonplace, and these types of …

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 …