Social media use, body image, and psychological well-being: A cross-cultural comparison of korea and the united states

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1343-1358

  Lee, Hye Ryeon ^a   Lee, Hye Eun ^a   Choi, Jounghwa ^b   Kim, Jang Hyun ^c   Han, Hae Lin ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b Hallym University   (South Korea)

^c Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^d University of Hawaii Windward Community College   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY IMAGE; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOUTH KOREA; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

BODY IMAGE; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SOCIAL MEDIA; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84919497897     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2014.904022     Document Type: Article

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