The views of parents and teachers on the impact of social media on adolescent body image and eating behaviours: A Thematic Synthesis

Aims: To review the current literature on: • What are the views and attitudes of parents and teachers towards the impact of social media on adolescent body image and eating behaviours? • What are the perceived advantages and disadvantages of social media for adolescent body image and eating behaviours? • Are there any differences or similarities between the views of parents and teachers? Overview: There is a wealth of research exploring adolescent views of social media on body image and eating behaviours, however, there has been less focus on the views of parents and teachers about this topic. Due to this, the current review will focus on qualitative studies and aims to explore how parents and teachers perceive the impact of social media on adolescent body image and eating behaviours. It is hoped the review will contribute to the empirical study topic guide for interviews. Furthermore, the review will identify gaps in the literature base and inform future research recommendations. Other reviews: A Prospero search using terms “parents”, “teachers”, “social media”, “adolescent”, “body image” and “eating behaviours” found no similar reviews to be currently completed or published. Therefore, to the trainee’s knowledge, there are no other reviews based on exploring the views of parents and teachers on the impact of social media on adolescent body image and eating behaviours.