Time:  Nov 04, 2020
Location:  12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Location:  Virtual
Topics
Social Media
Body Image
Mental Health

Children and Screens’ #AskTheExperts webinar “Picture Perfect? Teens, Media, and Social Comparison,” held on Wednesday, November 4th, 2020 at 12:00pm ET via Zoom, featured an interdisciplinary panel of leading experts who shared information about why we compare ourselves to others. Panelists also provided guidance on helping teens avoid falling prey to forming unhealthy expectations about themselves, their social status, and how they should look, especially while engaging with social media.

Speakers

  • Mitch Prinstein, PhD, ABPP

    John Van Seters Distinguished Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences; Assistant Dean; Co-Director University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Winston Family Initiative on Technology and Adolescent Brain Development
    Moderator

  • Sophie Choukas-Bradley, PhD

    Assistant Professor of Psychology Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Delaware

  • Allison Chase, PhD, CEDS

    Regional Clinical Director Eating Recovery Center

  • Amanda Mozea

    Education Outreach Manager MEDIAGIRLS

Video and Resources

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