Do you "like" my photo? : facebook use and body dissatisfaction and self-esteem

• Main Author: PASAGUI, JOANNA MARIE
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2018
• Subjects: Facebook (Electronic resource); Body image in women > Social aspects; Body image disturbance; Social comparison; Self-perception; Social media > Social aspects
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/theses-dissertations/54; http://rizalls.lib.admu.edu.ph/#section=resource&resourceid=1558921073&currentIndex=0&view=fullDetailsDetailsTab
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

The use of social networking sites such as Facebook is pervasive among women who are between 18-25 years old, or those referred to as emerging adults.This demographic is also reported to be highly prone to having negative evaluation towards their bodies, or body dissatisfaction. The study examined F...