APS

31st APS Annual Convention · 2019

Picture This: A Snapshot on Social Media Use and Body Image in College Students

Washington, DC · May 2019

Poster · Cross-Cutting Theme Poster - Me, My Phone and I

  • Megan Eddy
    St. John Fisher College
  • Heather McGrane Minton
    St. John Fisher College

Abstract

Undergraduate college students completed an online survey examining the association between social media use and body image (N=373). Significant correlations were found between body image and social media behaviors (e.g., photo manipulation). An elevated body dissatisfaction score was associated with time spent on social media (not statistically significant).

Media/Technology

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