Chinese TikTok (Douyin) challenges and body image concerns: a pilot study

Abstract Background Social media content on Western platforms promoting thinness, or thinspiration, has been found to negatively affect body image perception of users. Less is known about non-Western social media use and its effects on body image concerns. Chinese TikTok, known as Douyin, is a popul...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Shuchen Hu, Jasmine Gan, Victoria Shi, Isabel Krug
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-07-01
Series:Journal of Eating Disorders
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-023-00829-5