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Published on in Vol 28 (2026)

This is a member publication of University College London (Jisc)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/80141, first published .
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Interventions That Use Highly Visual Social Media Platforms to Tackle Unhealthy Body Image in Adolescents and Young Adults: Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials and Quasi-Experimental Studies

Interventions That Use Highly Visual Social Media Platforms to Tackle Unhealthy Body Image in Adolescents and Young Adults: Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials and Quasi-Experimental Studies

Anthony Copez-Lonzoy   1, 2 , MSc ;   Janina Bazalar-Palacios   3 , MSc ;   Nikol Mayo-Puchoc   4 , BS ;   Gustavo Calderon de la Cruz   5 , MSc ;   Liliana Cruz-Ausejo   6 , MSc ;   Evelyn Goicochea-Ríos   7 , PhD ;   Juan Carlos Bazo-Alvarez   8, 9 , PhD

1 Bibliometrics Unit, Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola, Lima, Lima Province, Peru

2 Research Unit, PSYCOPERU Peruvian Institute for Psychological and Psychosocial Research, Ancash, Chimbote, Peru

3 Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Tecnológica del Perú, Lima, Lima Province, Peru

4 Mental Health Unit, Instituto Peruano de Orientación Psicológica, Lima, Peru

5 School of Psychology, Peruvian University of Applied Sciences, Lima, Peru

6 School Medicine, National University of San Marcos, Lima, Peru

7 Grupo MedFam, Escuela de Medicina, Universidad César Vallejo, Trujillo, Peru

8 Research Department of Primary Care and Population Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom

9 Grupo MedFam, Escuela de Psicología, Universidad Cesar Vallejo, Trujillo, Peru

Corresponding Author:

  • Juan Carlos Bazo-Alvarez, PhD
  • Research Department of Primary Care and Population Health
  • University College London
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  • Email: juan.alvarez.16@ucl.ac.uk