BODY IMAGE AND SOCIAL MEDIA STATISTICS

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Link Between Social Media & Body Image

… 9 The survey included 1000 men and women and focused on their body image confidence and the media. It found that 87% of women and 65% of men ⁽¹⁾ …

… 27 Of the 1000 subjects 50% of women and 37% of men view their bodies unfavorably when compared to the bodies they see on such websites. The ⁽²⁾ …

Social Media Use and Body Image Disorders – NCBI

… by B Jiotsa · · Cited by 44 — by B Jiotsa · · Cited by 44To summarize we found an association between the frequency of comparing one’s own physical appearance to that of people followed on social ⁽³⁾ …

… 18 According to the Pew Research Center in 95% of 13 to 17 year-olds either own or have access to a smartphone 72% use Instagram and 41% ⁽⁴⁾ …

Social Media and Body Image: Negative and Positive Effects

… 19 Social media can negatively affect body image by over-exposing you to “idealized” body types. · While posting selfies may help body image trying ⁽⁵⁾ …

… 25 One study found using social media for as little as 30 minutes a day can negatively change the way young women view their own body 51 Fardouly ⁽⁶⁾ …

Students say social media causes negative body image …

… 21 For people of all ages social media can cause individuals to have a negative body image and even eating disorders. According to a study by ⁽⁷⁾ …

… by C Mahon · · Cited by 18 — by C Mahon · · Cited by 18Although scholars continue to debate the influence of social media on body image increased social media use especially engaging in appearance-related ⁽⁸⁾ …