Published on in Vol 26 (2024)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/51957, first published .
Exploring the Relationship Between Instagram Use and Self-Criticism, Self-Compassion, and Body Dissatisfaction in the Spanish Population: Observational Study

Exploring the Relationship Between Instagram Use and Self-Criticism, Self-Compassion, and Body Dissatisfaction in the Spanish Population: Observational Study

Exploring the Relationship Between Instagram Use and Self-Criticism, Self-Compassion, and Body Dissatisfaction in the Spanish Population: Observational Study

Andrea Varaona   1 , MD ;   Miguel Angel Alvarez-Mon   1, 2, 3, 4 , MD, PhD ;   Irene Serrano-Garcia   5 , BM ;   Marina Díaz-Marsá   5 , MD, PhD ;   Jeffrey C L Looi   6, 7 , MBBS, MD, DMedSc ;   Rosa M Molina-Ruiz   5, 8 , MD, PhD

1 Department of Medicine and Medical Specialities, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Alcala, Alcalá de Henares, Spain

2 CIBERSAM-ISCIII (Biomedical Research Networking Centre in Mental Health), Madrid, Spain

3 Ramón y Cajal Institute of Sanitary Research, Madrid, Spain

4 Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor, Madrid, Spain

5 Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain

6 Academic Unit of Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine, The Australian National University Medical School, Canberra, Australia

7 Consortium of Australian Academic Psychiatrists for Policy, Research and Analysis, Canberra, Australia

8 Fundación para la Investigación Biomédica del Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain

Corresponding Author:

  • Miguel Angel Alvarez-Mon, MD, PhD
  • Department of Medicine and Medical Specialities
  • Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
  • University of Alcala
  • C/19, Carretera Madrid-Barcelona, Km 33,600
  • Alcalá de Henares, 28805
  • Spain
  • Phone: 34 918854503
  • Email: maalvarezdemon@icloud.com