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Beginning at a young age, children are influenced by their peers.

With the increased platform of social media networks, comparison becomes that much more frequent and it ultimately has a greater impact on their body image.

The problems associated with a poor body image include: low self-esteem, depression, perfectionism, internalization of the thinness ideal, and centrality of appearance to self-worth.

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Perloff, R. M. (2014). Social Media Effects on Young Women’s Body Image Concerns: Theoretical Perspectives and an Agenda for Research. Sex Roles, 71(11-12), 363-377. Retrieved March 14, 2016.