Promoting body positivity through stories: How protagonist body size and esteem influence readers’ self-concepts

Keyphrases

• Body Size 100%
• Body Esteem 100%
• Valence 33%
• Social Influence 33%
• Self-concept 33%
• Body Image 33%
• Social Comparison 33%
• Greater Self 33%
• Lower Body 33%
• Body Appearance 33%
• Social Comparison Processes 33%
• Downward Social Comparison 33%
• Upward Social Comparison 33%
• Self-discrepancy 33%
• Thin Body 33%
• State Body Image 33%
• Reading Engagement 33%
• Text Message Intervention 33%

Psychology

• Downward Social Comparison 100%