Body image can be hard enough for young people. And now many parents are concerned new editing apps and filters on social media may be making matters worse. *** survey from the Harris poll found 69% ...

How filters distort self-perception, fuel comparison, and make digitally altered faces feel more “real” than reality.

There are strong social and cultural incentives to look as good as possible, so it’s unsurprising that many people strive to present themselves in the best possible light—especially online. However, a ...

With children more plugged in to social media than ever before, a wave of new image editing apps and filters along with trends related to appearance have parents concerned about damage to body image.

We are increasingly curating our online personas, handpicking the images we share and choosing to present ourselves through a “beautification” lens. This shift has given rise to a quiet revolution: ...

Model and self-love advocate Iskra Lawrence joins The Doctors to share the effect photo filtering apps can have on your self-image. She admits she spent many years comparing her body to photoshopped ...

"You're so ugly it hurts." "Maybe if you lost some weight, someone would actually like you." "No filter can fix that face." These are the sorts of comments teenage girls see online daily, via social ...

MIAMI - Body image can be hard enough for young people and now many parents are concerned new editing apps and filters on social media may be making matters worse. A survey from The Harris Poll found ...

Often, people compare their appearance to others, treating them as the ‘ideal type.’ But, with the advent of social media and popular beauty filters, the ideal type has shifted to beauty filters.