A recent study published in Sex Roles provides new insights into the relationship between Instagram use and body image among young women. The study finds that intense engagement with Instagram correlates with a heightened endorsement of voluptuous body types, often exemplified by celebrities like Kim Kardashian and Scarlett Johansson. The “thin ideal” is a pervasive standard of beauty that emphasizes slimness as the epitome of female attractiveness. This concept has dominated Western culture for decades, promoted through various media outlets including magazines, television shows, and advertis…