Unravelling the veil of appearance anxiety: exploring social media use among Chinese young people

Unravelling the veil of appearance anxiety: exploring social media use among Chinese young people

Abstract The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between appearance anxiety and social media use among Chinese adolescents. Using a grounded theory approach, the study conducted two-round online interviews with ten Chinese university students and subsequently constructed a theoretic...

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Main Authors: Yihan Wu, Ying Xue, Xiaohan Zhao, Sijia Han, Weiyun Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-01-01
Series:BMC Psychology
Subjects:
Chinese
Young people
Grounded theory
Appearance anxiety
Social media use
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-023-01495-7

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-023-01495-7

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