Body image is how we mentally “see” our bodies and has both perceptual and attitudinal components and body image dissatisfaction is acknowledged as a pervasive problem experienced by a large proportion of society. The main scoping of this present work is to investigate the underlying processes between Instagram use and body image concerns. We used a qualitative study with phenomenological approach in this study and purposive sampling to recruit female students (n=12), were aged between 24 and 34. participants were recruited from university of Tehran, Tehran, Iran. Based upon the findings of this article, the studies show that there are three key themes around body image concerns among Iranian female students. These include: (a) changes in body appearance, (b) health and Beauty and (c) Instagram effects. Taken all, it can be concluded that the there is an essential need to promoting critically thinking among Iranian female students.
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