Social comparisons on social media: THE impact of Facebook on young women's body image concerns and mood

Body Image

Volumn 13, Issue , 2015, Pages 38-45

  Fardouly, Jasmine ^a   Diedrichs, Phillippa C ^b   Vartanian, Lenny R ^a   Halliwell, Emma ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Appearance related social comparison; Body image concerns; Facebook; Magazine; Mood; Social media

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; BODY IMAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL MEDIA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; BODY IMAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL MEDIA; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; WOMEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84924988217     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2014.12.002     Document Type: Article

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