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Social media usage is associated with body image concerns, poor mental health and disordered eating, according to evidence from 50 studies across 17 countries

03.22.23 | PLOS

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Social media usage is associated with body image concerns, poor mental health and disordered eating, according to evidence from 50 studies across 17 countries.

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Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/globalpublichealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgph.0001091

Article Title: The social media diet: A scoping review to investigate the association between social media, body image and eating disorders amongst young people

Author Countries: UK

Funding: The authors received no specific funding for this work.

PLOS Global Public Health

10.1371/journal.pgph.0001091

The social media diet: A scoping review to investigate the association between social media, body image and eating disorders amongst young people

22-Mar-2023

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Charlotte Bhaskar
PLOS
onepress@plos.org

How to Cite This Article

APA:
PLOS. (2023, March 22). Social media usage is associated with body image concerns, poor mental health and disordered eating, according to evidence from 50 studies across 17 countries. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/8Y454YKL/social-media-usage-is-associated-with-body-image-concerns-poor-mental-health-and-disordered-eating-according-to-evidence-from-50-studies-across-17-countries.html
MLA:
"Social media usage is associated with body image concerns, poor mental health and disordered eating, according to evidence from 50 studies across 17 countries." Brightsurf News, Mar. 22 2023, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/8Y454YKL/social-media-usage-is-associated-with-body-image-concerns-poor-mental-health-and-disordered-eating-according-to-evidence-from-50-studies-across-17-countries.html.