Identity, Body Image, and Self-Presentation

 
 
JSOMER Thematic Collection 05

Identity, Body Image, and Self-Presentation

Research on identity performance, appearance, body satisfaction, stigma, ageism, self-presentation, social comparison, and relational expectations in digital environments.

This thematic collection brings together previously published JSOMER articles on identity, body image, and self-presentation. The collection is intended to support topic-based discovery across volumes and issues and will be reviewed as new JSOMER content is published.

Inclusion Criterion

Articles are included when identity, appearance, body image, stigma, age representation, self-presentation, social comparison, or digitally mediated relational expectations are central constructs.

Collection Information

Curated by: JSOMER Editorial Office
Last updated: July 21, 2026

This curated discovery collection is not a separately published issue. Every article retains its original bibliographic record and version of record.

Articles in This Collection

01
 

Plastic surgery on Instagram: where do we stand on racial diversity and inclusion?

Elaine Lin, Brooke E. Schroeder, Melissa Tran, Erin Brush, William Tian, Steven Williams, David M. Stepien, Ashit Patel

Review Article  ·  Vol. 2, No. 1 (2025)  ·  2025

02
 

Weight stigma exposure inventory (WeSEI): Adaptation to Turkish culture, validity and reliability study

Cafer Çarkıt, Wan Ying Gan, Hazal Koç, Nadia Bevan, Ezgi Avcı, Yi-Ching Lin

Original Research Article  ·  Vol. 2, No. 1 (2025)  ·  2025

03
 

What is the impact of viewing social media style images in different contexts on body satisfaction and body size estimation?

Ruth Knight, Catherine Preston

Original Research Article  ·  Vol. 2, No. 3 (2025)  ·  2025

04
 

New love, old stereotypes: ageism in social media discourses on the golden bachelor

Alixe Ménard, Alison Chasteen, Mateja van Gameren, Nefissa Bedri, Michelle Yang, Christopher Belanger, Sarah Fraser

Review Article  ·  Vol. 2, No. 3 (2025)  ·  2025

05
 

Female grandiose narcissists are willing to post sexualized selfies to garner attention, regardless of self-esteem

Emily Brophy, Malinda Desjarlais

Original Research Article  ·  Vol. 2, No. 4 (2025)  ·  2025

06
 

Weight stigma exposure inventory (WeSEI): Validity and reliability study of the Chinese version in Hong Kong

Ji-Kang Chen, Oscar Rhodes, Chia-Wei Fan, Kerry M. O’Brien, Ali Gökalp, Nail Değirmenci, Chung-Ying Lin

Original Research Article  ·  Vol. 2, No. 3 (2025)  ·  2025

07
 

Milestones and mindsets: how social media shapes young adults’ expectations and emotional well-being

Romilly O'Connell, Neil Anthony Daruwala

Original Research Article  ·  Vol. 2, No. 5 (2025)  ·  2025

08
 

TikTok narratives of global social anxieties: FoMO, FoBO and fear of being seen

Marica Castaldi

Review Article  ·  Vol. 2, No. 5 (2025)  ·  2025

09
 

Social media envy scale: a Turkish adaptation, validity, and reliability study

Nail Değirmenci, Femke Geusens, Kamolthip Ruckwongpatr, Po-Ching Huang, Fatma Ongur, Ufuk Güneş, Nihat Şimşek, Ali Gökalp

Original Research Article  ·  Vol. 2, No. 5 (2025)  ·  2025

10
 

Posting parenthood: Patterns of sharenting and their impact on parent-child relationships

Michael Langlais, Chrystian Johnson, Briana Martinez

Original Article  ·  Vol. 3, No. 1 (2026)  ·  2026

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