Negative comparisons about one's appearance mediate the relationship between Facebook usage and body image concerns

Body Image

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 82-88

  Fardouly, Jasmine ^a   Vartanian, Lenny R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Appearance related social comparison; Body dissatisfaction; Comparison target group; Drive for thinness; Facebook; Social media

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL MEDIA; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BODY IMAGE; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PEER GROUP; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL MEDIA; THINNESS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84922424518     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2014.10.004     Document Type: Article

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