94: Can Social Media Influencers Improve our Body Image?

On this episode, Abbi speaks with Dr Nicole Paraskeva and Sharon Haywood, both researchers at the Centre for Appearance Research, about an emerging research area harnessing the power of social media influencers to deliver body image interventions. Papers discussed: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-56578-1 https://osf.io/preprints/socarxiv/v83ht https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1740144524000755 Animation mentioned in episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUBS97hZZfs To find out more about the Centre for Appearance Research, follow us: • On X: x.com/CAR_UWE • On Instagram: www.instagram.com/car_uwe/ • On Facebook: www.facebook.com/AppearanceResearch Please share, subscribe, rate and review. It really does mean a lot. Thank you! Music by Sian Evans & John Landau: toplinefilm.com Cover photo credit - Oleg Ivanov via Unsplash Episode developed and produced by Abbi Mathews

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