Is Facebook use always associated with poorer body image and risky dieting?
Monday, July 20, 2015 - 13:30
in Psychology & Sociology
College women who are more emotionally invested in Facebook and have lots of Facebook friends are less concerned with body size and shape and less likely to engage in risky dieting behaviors. But that's only if they aren't using Facebook to compare their bodies to their friends' bodies, according to the authors of a surprising new study.