Sophia (Sophie) is an associate professor of psychology at the University of Pittsburgh. Her research focuses on the role of social media in body image and mental health, with a focus on adolescent girls and LGBTQ+ youth. She received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of North Carolina and her B.A. in psychology…

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Jacqueline is an assistant professor at Brown University. She received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her B.A. in psychology from Harvard University. Jackie’s research integrates interpersonal models of developmental psychopathology, peer and romantic relationships, and mass media and communications theories to examine the role of social…

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Jolien is an Assistant Professor at the University of Vienna. She studies early adolescents’ development in a digitalized society that is dominated by normative ideals. Through a multidisciplinary approach, cognitive processes and individual difference factors underlying the effects of media use on well-being and self-image are examined.