Social Media, Culture, and Health
Social Media World Wide, young people from around the world using social media through various devices such as mobile phones, tablets, and laptops
1. Principal Investigator: Yumin Yan
Funding Source: J. William and Mary Diederich, College of Communication, Marquette University, WI.
Summary: This project aims to explore Chinese international students’ social media (Facebook and WeChat) usage and how it influences their process of intercultural adaptation.
2. Lead Researcher: Yumin Yan
Summary: This project investigates the effects of Instagram usage and celebrity worship on college females’ body image satisfaction, social comparison behaviors, and eating disorders.
