Body Image Pressure

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Instagram and Body Image

It’s not at all surprising that researchers have found a link between heavy use of the social media platform Instagram, and anxiety about one’s body image. The study, published in the journal Psychology of Popular Media Culture, surveyed one hundred…
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Human Dignity

There’s a big difference between seeing yourself as a human being instilled with dignity, and seeing yourself as an object. Sadly, the world of advertising is pounding our kids with a non-stop deluge of images that support a self-understanding that’s…
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TikTok and Metabolism Drops

Styles and fads have come and gone in the teen population thanks in part to the way these things are spread from teen to teen through one’s peer networks. The constant presence of social media has facilitated quicker and more…
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