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Women who spend more time on Facebook have poorer body image

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the area of eating disorders and their prevention now have clear evidence of how social media relates to college women's body image and eating disorders. While time spent on Facebook had no relation to eating disorders, it did predict worse body image among participants," said researcher Petya Eckler.

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Apr 11, 2014

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More Facebook Time Increases Women's Body Insecurities

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"As experts in the field know, poor body image can gradually lead to developing an unhealthy relationship with food," said Petya Eckler of the University of Strathclyde in a press release. "The attention to physical attributes may be even more dangerous on social media than on traditional media bec

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Apr 11, 2014

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Too Much Time on Facebook Makes Women Dislike Their Bodies: Study

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in social media are people we know. These comparisons are much more relevant and hit closer to home. Yet they may be just as unrealistic as the images we see on traditional media," said study author Petya Eckler, a lecturer at the University of Strathclyde in the United Kingdom in apress release.

Date

Apr 11, 2014

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Facebook leading women to eating disorders!

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"While time spent on Facebook had no relation to eating disorders, it did predict worse body image among participants," said Petya Eckler from Glasgow-based University of Strathclyde.To understand this, the researchers surveyed 881 college women about their Facebook use, eating and exercise habits

Date

Apr 11, 2014

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Does More Facebook Time Lead to More Negative Body Image?

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Public health professionals who work in the area of eating disorders and their prevention now have clear evidence of how social media relates to college womens body image and eating disorders, said researcher Petya Eckler, Ph.D.

Date

Apr 11, 2014

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Unhappy with how you look? Best stay off Facebook, study says

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college women, because they are under increased pressure to look a certain way, and for their bodies to have a certain shape. This pressure comes from both media images and interactions with peers," explainsstudy author Petya Eckler, a lecturer at the University of Strathclyde in the United Kingdom.

Date

Apr 10, 2014

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Health

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