Social Media Fuels Body Image Concerns, But Self-Compassion May Offer Protection: Study

A new academic review is shedding light on the complex relationship between social media use, self-objectification and body image. It also points to self-compassion as a promising buffer against harmful effects.

Published in the Journal of Eating Disorders, the systematic review analyzed five recent studies exploring how appearance-focused social …


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