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- A study by London's City University found 90% of women surveyed would edit pictures to reshape their nose or jaw, brighten their teeth or alter their waist before posting on social media. Psychologist Dr Nia Williams said seeing edited images on social media could have a negative impact on mental health.
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Mar 12, 2019 · Many of us suspect that the beautiful, often highly-edited images of people we see on social media make us feel worse about our own bodies. But what does the research say?
Jul 21, 2023 · Dr. Byrne explains how social media can affect your self-image and how today’s photo-editing culture has amplified a condition called body dysmorphic disorder. The relationship between social media and body image. Filters and photo editing apps have made it easy to take the “perfect selfie.”
Nov 16, 2019 · This study aimed to experimentally investigate the effect of exposure to ‘Instagram vs reality’ images on women’s body dissatisfaction and appreciation. ‘Instagram vs reality’ images were compared with idealized images seen on Instagram, as well as to more natural images.
- Marika Tiggemann, Isabella Anderberg
- 2020
May 2, 2024 · A 2021 study examined the impact of body-positive social media on women’s body image. It found that viewing body-positive content improved body image.
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In our work with exercising women who use Instagram, we found many everyday examples of how they thoughtfully navigated online spaces to reduce risk and minimise harm to themselves and others. For instance, when confronted with unrealistic body standards, women were making active choices to strategically curate their social media worlds by blocking...
Social connection was also an important feature for women and girls using social media. We found that for many women, their motivations for sharing images of themselves online were not simply about “showing off” their bodies or promoting themselves. Instead, they were trying to build safe online communities to seek validation and support. Posting p...
Whether we intend it to or not, posting about our bodies online and in public makes us vulnerable. Our findings suggests that we need alternative ways of thinking about women and girls’ social media usage, where the risks and vulnerabilities of social media use become the basis for a more nuanced way of understanding how participation on social med...
Dec 3, 2013 · Sharing pictures of yourself in various stages of dress, or undress, can result in significant threats to your future relationship and career opportunities, as we know from studies of Facebook...
Jul 7, 2023 · Due to the limited ways girls and women are often depicted in media, including TV, movies, and social media, girls' understanding of who and what they can be is constrained and their mental health can be negatively impacted.
