Social Network Sites, Friends, and Celebrities: The Roles of Social Comparison and Celebrity Involvement in Adolescents’ Body Image Dissatisfaction
This study applies the social comparison theory to examine the effects of adolescents’ engagement in comparison with friends and celebrities on social network sites (SNSs) on (a) their body image dissatisfaction (BID) and (b) their drive to be thin (DT) or muscular (DM). The study also examines cele...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2016-08-01
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| Series: | Social Media + Society |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2056305116664216 |