Uploading your best self: Selfie editing and body dissatisfaction

Social media have given rise to new forms of self-presentation, in particular, the posting of self-portrait photos, commonly known as “selfies.” The aim of the present study was to experimentally investigate the relationship between selfie editing and body dissatisfaction. Participants were 130 women aged 18–30 years who were asked to view Instagram images of thin women or of average-sized women, with a view to inducing body dissatisfaction in...