社交媒体特定和一般外观相关特征及身体相关结果的潜在模式

Introduction Appearance-related social media use has been associated with body dissatisfaction and eating-related concerns; however, most studies have employed variable-centred approaches, providing limited insight into how social-media-specific behaviours and broader appearance-related cognitive tendencies co-occur within individuals. Using a person-centred approach, we identified latent profiles defined by social-media content exposure, presentation and validation behaviours, upward appearance comparison, and body surveillance, and examined their concurrent associations with body-related out