The looking glass selfie: Instagram use frequency predicts visual attention to high-anxiety body regions in young women

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Highlights：

• Instagram use predicts visual attention to high-anxiety regions on self-photo.

• Facebook use was not correlated with visual attention or appearance comparison.

• Body dissatisfied individuals selectively attended to high-anxiety body regions.

• Appearance comparison mediated relationship of Instagram use and visual attention.

摘要

•Instagram use predicts visual attention to high-anxiety regions on self-photo.•Facebook use was not correlated with visual attention or appearance comparison.•Body dissatisfied individuals selectively attended to high-anxiety body regions.•Appearance comparison mediated relationship of Instagram use and visual attention.

论文关键词：Social media,Instagram,Social comparison theory,Body dissatisfaction,Selfies,Eye tracking

论文评审过程：Received 28 August 2019, Revised 26 February 2020, Accepted 2 March 2020, Available online 6 March 2020, Version of Record 13 March 2020.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2020.106329