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References from Pathways from social media use to low self-esteem: The role of body dissatisfaction and social connectedness. Local targets link to admitted publications; unresolved targets remain external evidence.
Social media use and social connectedness in adolescents: The positives and the potential pitfalls
10.1017/edp.2014.2 · 2014 · External reference
Self-esteem and social comparison: A study of body dysmorphic symptoms among private university students in Nigeria
2025 · External reference
Social connectedness: Measurement, determinants, and effects
10.1257/jep.32.3.259 · 2018 · External reference
The social withdrawal and social anxiety feedback loop and the role of peer victimization and acceptance in the pathways
10.1017/s0954579419001354 · 2020 · External reference
The need to belong: Desire for interpersonal attachments as a fundamental human motivation
10.1037/0033-2909.117.3.497 · 1995 · External reference
Can the media affect us? Social comparison, self-discrepancy, and the thin ideal
10.1111/j.1471-6402.2006.00292.x · 2006 · External reference
Body dissatisfaction from adolescence to young adulthood: Findings from a 10-year longitudinal study
10.1016/j.bodyim.2012.09.001 · 2013 · External reference
How many likes did I get?: Purpose moderates links between positive social media feedback and self-esteem
10.1016/j.jesp.2016.09.005 · 2017 · External reference
Beyond body image as a trait: The development and validation of the body image states scale
10.1080/10640260290081678 · 2002 · External reference
Body image in an interpersonal context: Adult attachment, fear of intimacy and social anxiety
10.1521/jscp.23.1.89.26987 · 2004 · External reference
Social comparison on Facebook: Motivation, affective consequences, self-esteem, and Facebook fatigue
10.1016/j.chb.2016.07.049 · 2016 · External reference
Relationships between family connectedness and body satisfaction: A longitudinal study of adolescent girls and boys
10.1007/s10964-009-9433-9 · 2010 · External reference
The provisions of social relationships and adaptation to stress
1987 · External reference
From TikTok to rednote: The impact of user migration on cross-cultural communication
2025 · External reference
Investigation of the relationship between perceived social support and body image in women with breast cancer
10.1186/s43045-021-00165-x · 2022 · External reference
Leveraging social media induced visual culture for body image enhancement: The case of socialization in a contemporary society
10.21814/vista.3018 · 2019 · External reference
Social support, social belongingness, and psychological well-being: Benefits of online healthcare community membership
2016 · External reference
Unresolved reference
2025 · External reference
Lack of social support raises stress vulnerability in rats with a history of ancestral stress
10.1038/s41598-017-05440-8 · 2017 · External reference
The impact of appearance comparisons made through social media, traditional media, and in person in women's everyday lives
10.1016/j.bodyim.2016.11.002 · 2017 · External reference
A theory of social comparison processes
10.1177/001872675400700202 · 1954 · External reference
How the exposure to beauty ideals on social networking sites influences body image: A systematic review of experimental studies
10.1007/s40894-022-00179-4 · 2022 · External reference
Public health implications of image-based social media: A systematic review of Instagram, Pinterest, Tumblr, and flickr
2019 · External reference
Self-esteem, belongingness, and worldview validation: Does belongingness exert a unique influence upon self-esteem?
10.1016/j.jrp.2006.04.004 · 2007 · External reference
Facebook me: Collective self-esteem, need to belong, and internet self-efficacy as predictors of the iGeneration's attitudes toward social networking sites
10.1080/15252019.2008.10722138 · 2008 · External reference
Shame, humiliation, guilt, and social status: The distress and harms of social disconnection
2022 · External reference
Social support and its consequences: ‘Positive’ and ‘Deficiency’ values and their implications for support and self‐esteem
10.1348/0144666042038006 · 2004 · External reference
The role of the media in body image concerns among women: A meta-analysis of experimental and correlational studies
10.1037/0033-2909.134.3.460 · 2008 · External reference
Perceived norms for thinness and muscularity among college students: What do men and women really want?
10.1016/j.eatbeh.2011.04.005 · 2011 · External reference
Developing a measure of sense of belonging
10.1097/00006199-199501000-00003 · 1995 · External reference
The dangers of the rabbit hole: Reflections on social media as a portal into a distorted world of edited bodies and eating disorder risk and the role of algorithms
10.1016/j.bodyim.2022.03.007 · 2022 · External reference
Social identity, health and well-being: An emerging agenda for applied psychology
10.1111/j.1464-0597.2008.00379.x · 2009 · External reference
Loneliness and social isolation as risk factors for mortality: A meta-analytic review
10.1177/1745691614568352 · 2015 · External reference
Structures and processes of social support
10.1146/annurev.so.14.080188.001453 · 1988 · External reference
Social media and self-esteem in adolescents
2024 · External reference
Young women's perceptions of traditional and contemporary female beauty ideals in China
10.1111/fcsr.12273 · 2018 · External reference
Online communities and social belonging: Exploring the role of virtual spaces in fostering social connections and collective identity
2025 · External reference
Sociometer theory
10.4135/9781446249222.n33 · 2012 · External reference
Social connectedness, dysfunctional interpersonal behaviors, and psychological distress: Testing a mediator model
10.1037/0022-0167.48.3.310 · 2001 · External reference
Measuring belongingness: The social connectedness and the social assurance scales
10.1037/0022-0167.42.2.232 · 1995 · External reference
Social appearance anxiety, perfectionism, and fear of negative evaluation. Distinct or shared risk factors for social anxiety and eating disorders?
10.1016/j.appet.2013.04.002 · 2013 · External reference
Impact of culture on the pursuit of beauty: Evidence from five countries
10.1177/1069031x18805493 · 2018 · External reference
A prospective examination of relationships between social media use and body dissatisfaction in a representative sample of adults
10.1016/j.bodyim.2021.10.008 · 2022 · External reference
Young women's body image following upwards comparison to Instagram models: The role of physical appearance perfectionism and cognitive emotion regulation
10.1016/j.bodyim.2021.03.012 · 2021 · External reference
State body dissatisfaction and social interactions: An experience sampling study
10.1177/0361684314521139 · 2014 · External reference
Enriching sociocultural perspectives on the effects of idealized body norms: Integrating shame, positive body image, and self-compassion
10.3389/fpsyg.2022.983534 · 2022 · External reference
Correlates of self-esteem and body size dissatisfaction among obese Latino youth
10.1016/j.bodyim.2010.12.002 · 2011 · External reference
The influence of societal factors on female body image
10.1080/00224549709595493 · 1997 · External reference
10.1186/2050-2974-1-11 · 2013 · Admitted local publication
Can online behaviors be linked to mental health? Active versus passive social network usage on depression via envy and self-esteem
10.1016/j.chb.2024.108455 · 2025 · External reference
Self-efficacy, sense of belonging and social support as predictors of resilience in adolescents [Bachelor's thesis, Edith Cowan University]
2008 · External reference
Unresolved reference
2020 · External reference
All my online-friends are better than me–Three studies about ability-based comparative social media use, self-esteem, and depressive tendencies
10.1080/0144929x.2019.1642385 · 2020 · External reference
Examining associations between university students' mobile social media use, online self-presentation, social support and sense of belonging
10.1108/ajim-08-2019-0202 · 2020 · External reference
Sociocultural influence and appearance-based rejection sensitivity among college students
10.1111/j.1471-6402.2008.01478.x · 2009 · External reference
Psychosocial differences associated with body weight among female adolescents: The importance of body image
10.1016/s1054-139x(99)00118-4 · 2000 · External reference
Addressing moderated mediation hypotheses: Theory, methods, and prescriptions
10.1080/00273170701341316 · 2007 · External reference
The link between mindfulness and psychological well-being among university students: The mediating role of social connectedness and self-esteem
10.1007/s12144-021-02428-6 · 2023 · External reference
Unresolved reference
1965 · External reference
Lavaan: An R package for structural equation modeling
10.18637/jss.v048.i02 · 2012 · External reference
# SocialMedia: Exploring the relationship of social networking sites on body image, self-esteem, and eating disorders
2017 · External reference
Friendship quality, body dissatisfaction, dieting and disordered eating in adolescent girls
10.1348/014466506x115993 · 2007 · External reference
Social comparisons on social media: Online appearance-related activity and body dissatisfaction in adolescent girls
10.1017/ipm.2020.93 · 2023 · External reference
Unresolved reference
External reference
Comparative reliability of 108 scales and their short-form counterparts
10.63146/001c.138416 · 2024 · External reference
Social bonds and self perception: Exploring the relationship between social connectedness and self concept in youth
2024 · External reference
Unresolved reference
2024 · External reference
Self-esteem and body image in females: The mediating role of self-compassion and appearance contingent self-esteem
10.1037/hum0000059 · 2017 · External reference
Understanding girls' circle as an intervention on perceived social support, body image, self-efficacy, locus of control, and self-esteem
2006 · External reference
Social media use and its impact on adolescent mental health: An umbrella review of the evidence
10.1016/j.copsyc.2021.08.017 · 2022 · External reference
Do social network sites enhance or undermine subjective well‐being? A critical review
10.1111/sipr.12033 · 2017 · External reference
Permanently online–permanently connected: Explorations into university students' use of social media and mobile smart devices
10.1016/j.chb.2016.05.085 · 2016 · External reference
Appearance-focused social media use, unrealistic beauty ideals, and body image dissatisfaction
10.22381/jrgs12120228 · 2022 · External reference
Relationships between depressive symptoms and perceived social support, self-esteem, & optimism in a sample of rural adolescents
10.3109/01612841003775061 · 2010 · External reference
Predicting depression and self-esteem from social connectedness, support, and competence
10.1521/jscp.2006.25.8.855 · 2006 · External reference
Social competence and social-emotional isolation and eating disorder psychopathology in female and male adolescent psychiatric inpatients
2009 · External reference
