The more time you spend on image-led social media, the more likely you are to want to alter your appearance, researchers find.

Cultural preservation can help Latinx youth cope with adverse life experiences and social threats such as racism and discrimination, a study finds.

"The first step is getting the message out there that you can refuse being weighed. Most people don't know," says Virginia Ramseyer Winter.

Most children and teens are self-conscious about the way they look. An expert offers some tips on how to nurture positive self-image in your kids.

Social media sharers believe that they are knowledgeable about the content they share, even if they have not read it or have only glanced at a headline.

People who lift weights just to look good may run the risk of developing muscle dysmorphia, also known as "reverse anorexia," research shows.

Expressing gratitute to your past self may offer an increase in the self-awareness measures of clarity, authenticity, and connectedness.

When faced with evidence of systemic inequality, people with privilege react by overstating the obstacles they've faced, experiments show.

"Our results suggest that the more social pressure a man feels to be masculine, the more aggressive he may be."

Fathers know they should help instil healthy body image in their daughters, but feel awkward in practice, new research finds.