Prospective associations reveal connections between social media use, body dissatisfaction, and eating problems in young adults, indicating the need for effective prevention strategies.
Findings of small bidirectional prospective associations between appearance-focused social media use, body dissatisfaction, and disordered eating enhance understanding of the direction of relationships. This underscores the importance of addressing bidirectionality in prevention efforts and theories. Outcomes also suggest different factors may maintain, rather than predict these issues, warranting further investigation.
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