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Oct 2026
The impact of social media use on appearance anxiety among college students —the chain mediating effect of upward social comparison and envy
The widespread adoption of digital media has reshaped young people’s aesthetic experiences. The abundance of idealized and digitally enhanced appearance-related content on social media has made appearance anxiety increasingly prevalent among university students. However, the psychological pathways linking social me...
Yong-Jian Lin, Zhi-Hao Li, Lu-Ling Li et al.
· Frontiers in Psychiatry · 0 citations