Do selfie-expectancies and social appearance anxiety predict adolescents’ problematic social media use?

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Highlights:

• Selfie-expectancies differently predict social media misuse in both genders.

• Appearance concerns predict only boys' problematic social media use.

• Selfie behavior did not appear to be a mainly female phenomenon.

• Teens' bodily appearance represent a pivotal issue in problematic social media use.

摘要

•Selfie-expectancies differently predict social media misuse in both genders.•Appearance concerns predict only boys' problematic social media use.•Selfie behavior did not appear to be a mainly female phenomenon.•Teens' bodily appearance represent a pivotal issue in problematic social media use.

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论文评审过程:Received 10 September 2019, Revised 19 April 2020, Accepted 20 April 2020, Available online 25 April 2020, Version of Record 29 April 2020.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2020.106395