Lewallen and Behm-Morawitz (2016) suggest that adolescent girls and young women

following fitness boards on Pinterest were more likely to report intentions to

engage in extreme weight-loss behaviors, such as crash dieting or a radical
exercise plan. In response to images viewed on the fitness boards on Pinterest,
these adolescent girls and young women initiated a process of self-reflection,
which increased intention to engage in extreme weight-loss behaviors. Overall, the
results of this study revealed that social media environments might influence
adolescent girls and young women to engage in social comparison leading to feelings
of inadequacy and body dissatisfaction (Alperstein, 2015). Furthermore, based on
the results of this study and others, negative body image concerns appear to be
higher for those who internalized negative messages and images (Alperstein, 2015;
Bell, 2016).