Broadening the Scope of Social Media Effect Research on Body Image Concerns

Sex Roles

Volumn 71, Issue 11-12, 2014, Pages 378-388

  Prieler, Michael ^a   Choi, Jounghwa ^a  

^a Hallym University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Body image; Culture; Social comparison; Social media; Thin ideal

Indexed keywords

EID: 85027931538     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-014-0406-4     Document Type: Article

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