Pinterest or Thinterest?: Social Comparison and Body Image on Social Media
Social media have become increasingly popular mechanisms for communication. Past research suggests a link between using social media, upward social comparison, and negative affect. This online experiment of US women ( N = 118) takes a media psychology approach to understanding how fitness images on...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2016-03-01
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| Series: | Social Media + Society |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2056305116640559 |