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Prescribing a “Dose of Reality”: Exploring How Realistic Portrayals of Motherhood Can Mitigate the Harms of Social Media Comparison

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Ciera E. Kirkpatrick *
DOI:10.1016/j.chb.2026.109026delete
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• Social media idealizes motherhood and negatively impacts mental health • Study tested “interspersing” strategy to reduce harm of idealized content • Interspersing realistic videos with idealized videos did not reduce state anxiety • Interspersing realistic videos helped sustain positive affect and reduce shame
Keywords:
motherhood
social media
mental health
realistic portrayals
affect regulation

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Computers in Human Behavior cover
Computers in Human Behavior
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