Show Notes
In response to popular demand, we have brought back our Summer Shorts Series - weekly bitesize episodes spotlighting recent studies published by members of the Centre for Appearance Research.
In this first episode, Nadia speaks with Professor Phillippa Diedrichs about a paper titled: Can following body positive or appearance neutral Facebook pages improve young women's body image and mood? Testing novel social media micro-interventions, published in the scientific journal, Body Image.
Paper Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S174014452200211X
Photo by Darina Belonogova: https://www.pexels.com/photo/woman-wearing-gray-bra-looking-away-9164976/
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