NetGirls: The Internet, Facebook, and body image concern in adolescent girls

Objective The primary aim of the study was to examine the relationship between Internet exposure and body image concern in adolescent girls, with a particular focus on the social networking site of Facebook. Method A sample of 1,087 girls in the first two years (Years 8 and 9) of high school (aged 13–15 years) completed questionnaire measures of Internet consumption and body image concerns. Results The overwhelming majority of girls (95.9%) had...