Picture Perfect: The Relationship between Selfie Behaviors, Self-Objectification, and Depressive Symptoms

@article{Lamp2019PicturePT,
  title={Picture Perfect: The Relationship between Selfie Behaviors, Self-Objectification, and Depressive Symptoms},
  author={Sophia J Lamp and Alyssa Cugle and Aimee L. Silverman and M. Ten{\'e} Thomas and Miriam Liss and Mindy J. Erchull},
  journal={Sex Roles},
  year={2019},
  volume={81},
  pages={704 - 712},
  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:150897282}
}
Social media use has been linked to depression, although there is evidence that how one uses social media matters. Self-objectification may influence social media-related behaviors, such as taking… 
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