Show Notes
On this episode, Abbi speaks with Dr Nicole Paraskeva and Sharon Haywood, both researchers at the Centre for Appearance Research, about an emerging research area harnessing the power of social media influencers to deliver body image interventions.
Papers discussed: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-56578-1
https://osf.io/preprints/socarxiv/v83ht
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1740144524000755
Animation mentioned in episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUBS97hZZfs
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