Interventions that use highly visual social media platforms to tackle unhealthy body image in adolescents and young adults: a systematic review protocol

• Published in: BMJ open Vol. 15; no. 7; p. e095133
• Main Authors: Copez-Lonzoy, Anthony, Bazalar Palacios, Janina, Goicochea-Ríos, Evelyn, Bazo-Alvarez, Juan Carlos
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England British Medical Journal Publishing Group 07.07.2025; BMJ Publishing Group LTD; BMJ Publishing Group
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adolescents; Bibliometrics; Body image; Body Image - psychology; Content analysis; Eating disorders; Humans; Intervention; Mental disorders; Mental health; Quasi-experimental methods; Research Design; Self esteem; Self image; Social Media; Social networks; Subject heading schemes; Systematic Review; Systematic Reviews as Topic; Teenagers; Validity; Young Adult; Young adults; MENTAL HEALTH; Adolescents; Social Media; Systematic Review

IntroductionSocial media sites are increasingly used to assess and treat different mental health problems in adolescents and young adults. However, it is still unclear which social network sites are the most used for this purpose and what interventions for tackling unhealthy body image have been val...