https://www.apa.org/news/press...ial-media-body-image
- reducing social media use by 50% improves body image (perceptions of appearance, weight and body sensations) compared to the control group, regardless of gender
- this was achieved using a brief intervention (4 weeks), and by reducing social media use to 78 minutes per day compared to the control group who averaged 188 minutes per day
- this is a particularly important study as the intervention is simple, and accessible to vulnerable populations