A systematic review of the impact of the use of social networking sites on body image and disordered eating outcomes

Body Image

Volumn 17, Issue , 2016, Pages 100-110

  Holland, Grace ^a   Tiggemann, Marika ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Body image; Disordered eating; Facebook; Social networking sites; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

BODY IMAGE; EATING; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MALE; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; SOCIAL NETWORK; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; BODY DYSMORPHIC DISORDER; EATING DISORDER; INTERNET; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL MEDIA;

BODY DYSMORPHIC DISORDERS; BODY IMAGE; FEEDING AND EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NETWORKING;

EID: 84960905861     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2016.02.008     Document Type: Review

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