Title: The Perfect Storm: A Developmental–Sociocultural Perspective on How Social Media Exacerbates Adolescent Girls’ Body Image and Mental Health Risks

Abstract: Why are adolescent girls at heightened risk for body dissatisfaction and mental health concerns, and how has social media exacerbated these problems? In this talk, I present theory and empirical findings related to my perfect storm framework, a developmental–sociocultural model for understanding girls’ body image and mental health in...

The roundtable event features rich discussion among DeLTA Center members, Clinical Science area faculty and students, and special guest Dr. Sophia Choukas-Bradley. The discussion follows Dr. Choukas-Bradley's presentation given on Thursday, January 29th (event link here): The Perfect Storm: A Developmental–Sociocultural Perspective on How Social Media Exacerbates Adolescent Girls’ Body Image and Mental Health Risks.

Dr. Choukas-Bradley is an Associate Professor at The University of Pittsburgh in...

The DeLTA Center Roundtable Discussion is an event in which DeLTA expands the interdisciplinary research community by promoting reciprocal interactions between basic and applied researchers. These events showcase presenters from a wide variety of academic disciplines and an open discussion about implications of the presenter's ideas across fields of study and research.

Dr. Chandrasekaran is a Ralph and Jean Sundin Endowed Professor and Department Chair in Communication Sciences and Disorders at...

DeLTA members challenge each other to think new, think differently and think big. This happens at our roundtables and regular meetings. But the heart of this challenge is Bold Assertion Night.

DeLTA members gather over snacks and drinks to think together about challenging problem. One or two people make a bold assertion and defend it. Then comes the discussion. No slides, no movies, and no holds barred.

Location subject to change. Theme of the Bold Assertion to be announced.

The DeLTA Center Roundtable Discussion is an event in which DeLTA expands the interdisciplinary research community by promoting reciprocal interactions between basic and applied researchers. These events showcase presenters from a wide variety of academic disciplines and an open discussion about implications of the presenter's ideas across fields of study and research.

Dr. Mark Berg is Professor and Collegiate Scholar in the Department of Sociology and Criminology, and is the Director of the...

Dr. Lew-Williams is a Professor and the Department Chair of the Department of Psychology at Princeton University

Interests: How do young children learn from the dynamics of their communicative environments? From the beginning of life, infants spend a lot of time interacting with their caregivers, and their experiences across milliseconds and years add up to something big: active and rewarding participation in their own local community. Scientists can barely figure out how this complicated story...

The DeLTA Center Roundtable Discussion is an event in which DeLTA expands the interdisciplinary research community by promoting reciprocal interactions between basic and applied researchers. These events showcase presenters from a wide variety of academic disciplines and an open discussion about implications of the presenter's ideas across fields of study and research.

Dr. Lew-Williams is a Professor and the Department Chair of the Department of Psychology at Princeton University

Interests: How do...