A 2025 study revealed that body image shapes confidence and communication, showing that assertiveness, not just self-esteem, predicts relationship and sexual satisfaction.

When weight loss is framed as self-improvement or empowerment, it can blur important boundaries. For many people healing from ...

In a recent study published in Body Image, researchers performed a content assessment of body-positive videos on the social media platform TikTok. Study: The body positivity movement is not all that ...

Social media can be both good and bad for your body image. What really matters is how you use it. This requires you to use social media intentionally and strategically. Social media can influence your ...

Do plus-size influencers owe their followers an explanation when their bodies change? By Katie J. M. Baker Tianna James used to love looking at the photographs Dronme Davis posted of herself on ...