ArticleJournal of youth and adolescence2024
Longitudinal Change in Appearance-Related Social Media Consciousness and Depressive Symptoms: A Within-Person Analysis during Early-to-Middle Adolescence.
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- Bridging Early Adolescents' Online and In-Person Experiences: Qualitative Explorations of Emotional and Relational Well-Being in the Post-COVID-19 Era.Journal of adolescence · 2026Article
- Childhood maltreatment and appearance-related social media consciousness: the moderating role of gender and social media use time.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Cosmeticorexia in Adolescence: A Case Report and Psychodynamic Formulation.Psychology research and behavior management · 2026Article
- Mindfulness as a protective factor against online risk-taking in middle school-aged children: the predictive effects of demographic and personal characteristics.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
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Online appearance preoccupation may put adolescents at risk of developing mental health challenges, perhaps especially during early-to-middle adolescence. A random intercept cross-lagged panel model assessed within-person associations between appearance-related social media consciousness and depressive symptoms over three time-points with three months between waves. The sample (n = 1594) included U.S. adolescents aged 11-15 (Mage = 13; 47% girls, 46% boys, 7% another gender; 37% Latine, 33% White, 18% Black, 7% Asian). Within-person increases in appearance-related social media consciousness were associated with subsequent increases in depressive symptoms, but not vice versa. There was no evidence of gender differences and results were robust to controlling for both time on social media and offline self-objectification. Thus, online appearance concerns precede mental health challenges during early and middle adolescence.
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