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This book offers a pioneering exploration of how digital influencers are shaping body perceptions and affecting the physical and emotional well-being of children and adolescents in the digital age. Bringing together media and communication studies, psychology, advertising, and youth studies, the volume analyzes influencer ecologies that span fitfluencers, kidfluencers, microinfluencers, and AI‑generated virtual personas, and traces their effects on body image, mental health, consumer socialization, and digital well‑being.
Bringing together chapters written by researchers from different countries - Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, United States - this contributed volume analyzes how content produced by digital influencers about mental health, physical exercises, food consumption, physical appearance and body image impact children's and adolescents health and well-being in the real world. The volume concludes with evidence‑informed guidance for educators, families, platforms, and policymakers, emphasizing disclosure standards, protections for minors, and AI and media literacy to support more livable digital environments.
Digital Influencers and Children and Youth Well-Being will be of interest to researchers from various disciplines, such as health, developmental and social psychology; public health; education; and media and communication studies. It will also be a valuable tool for psychologists, educators, social workers and public health professionals directly working with children and adolescents or involved with the formulation and implementation of public policies for these age groups.
Contents
1. The Age of Digital Influence: Body, Image, and Well-Being among Children and Adolescents: Beatriz Feijoo, Monika Jiménez-Morales and Charo Sádaba.- 2. Mental Health in the Feed: Platforms, Performance, and Adolescent Identity: Mònika Jiménez-Morales, Mireia Montaña-Blasco and Patricia Núñez-Gómez.- 3. #Fitspiration: Are fitfluencers as inspiring to adolescents as they appear to be?: Marloes de Brabandere, Liselot Hudders and Ini Vanwesenbeeck.- 4. The Impact of Influencer-Promoted Diets on Adolescents: Insights from Fieldwork in Naples: Marzia Mauriello.- 5. Virtual Faces, Real Impacts: Rethinking Influence in the Age of Virtual Personas: Regina Jihea Ahn and Su Yeon Cho.- 6. Growing Up with Glitters and Glam: How Kidfluencer and Skincare Unboxings Shape Children's Appearance Ideals and Body Dissatisfaction: Ini Vanwesenbeeck.- 7. Disinformation and Youth Health: Pathways to Digital Well-Being: Vitor Tomé and Charo Sádaba.- 8. Bodies in Conflict: Fatphobia and Adolescence in Contemporary Culture: Beatriz Feijoo, María Antonia Paz-Rebollo and Arantxa Vizcaíno-Verdú.- 9. The Portrayal and Impact of Diverse Appearance Traits in Digital Advertisements: Recent Trends and Future Directions: Laure Dedecker, Chelly Maes, Lara Schreurs and Laura Vandenbosch.- 10. Avatars and Aspirations: Youth, Body Image and Influence in Brazil: Marianny Jessica de Brito Silva.- 11. Shaping Bodies, Shaping Minds: The Dual Impact of Influencer Marketing and Body Culture on Chilean Children: Sebastián Goldsack-Trebilcock, Isabel Pavez and Guillermo Bustamante.- 12. Conclusion: Toward More Livable Embodiment and Everyday Life: Beatriz Feijoo, Monika Jiménez-Morales and Charo Sádaba.
