Follow me and like my beautiful selfies: Singapore teenage girls’ engagement in self-presentation and peer comparison on social media

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Highlights:

• This study examines teenage girls' self-presentation and peer comparison on SNSs.

• Teenage girls conform to peer norms when presenting and making sense of beauty.

• Edited self-presentation on SNSs is a means of seeking peer recognition.

• Peer comparison is considered unhealthy but unavoidable.

• Likes and followers are important measures of peer attention and validation.

摘要

•This study examines teenage girls' self-presentation and peer comparison on SNSs.•Teenage girls conform to peer norms when presenting and making sense of beauty.•Edited self-presentation on SNSs is a means of seeking peer recognition.•Peer comparison is considered unhealthy but unavoidable.•Likes and followers are important measures of peer attention and validation.

论文关键词:Beauty,Peer comparison,In-depth interviews,Self-presentation,Social media,Teenage girls

论文评审过程:Received 8 June 2015, Revised 5 September 2015, Accepted 13 September 2015, Available online 24 September 2015, Version of Record 24 September 2015.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2015.09.011