Healthy Minds rollout stems from psych research
One thousand adolescents across Australia will participate in a trial designed to prevent and reduce the risk of depression, anxiety and eating disorders. The Healthy Minds […]
I get by with a little help from my friends
In the world of social media, personal marketing and self-promotion, choosing the right profile picture can be a challenge. Everyone wants to make a good first […]
Women prefer health and fitness, not perfection
Images of fit, toned bodies on social media claim to provide fitness inspiration, but millions of photos tagged #fitspo could be having the opposite effect. A […]
A million kisses to Save Nemo
Grab a camera and post a kiss for Nemo, with the hashtag #fishkiss4Nemo.
Working to get women back on track with sport
Under more pressure than ever to train harder, perform better and to look amazing while they do it, all in the full glare of social media. That’s the reality of women in sport.
Strong (and skinny) is the new sexy; the #fitspo effect
Fitspiration is a rising global movement within social media that encourages weight loss, healthy eating and exercise through inspirational fitness images and slogans.
Social media puts body-conscious girls off sport
Teenage girls are shying away from sports in high school because social media is making them self-conscious about their bodies, Flinders University research shows.
Learning to be smart about social media use
A short course that aims to help young people to respond to the pressures of social media and to avoid online dangers is showing itself to be effective in changing attitudes.
Social media to sell slip, slop, slap message
There’s no such thing as a healthy glow, yet many young women still believe brown is best.