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Body Image. The comparison that is unfair by design.
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Body Image
The comparison that is unfair by design
How a person pictures their own body, and how accurate that picture is.
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You compare your unfiltered self to everyone else's filtered version. Photos on social media are selected, edited, and posed. You are seeing a highlight reel, not a documentary. The comparison is unfair because one side is curated and the other is not.
- Studies show a link between time spent on image-focused social media and negative body perception in teenagers.
- Notice when you are comparing. Ask: am I comparing myself to something real, or to something produced?
SourceFardouly et al
(2015), social media and body image
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(2015), social media and body image
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