THE EFFECTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON BODY IMAGE CONSTRUCTS AMONG ACTIVE WOMEN Doctoral Project Presented to the Faculty School of Behavioral Sciences California Southern University in partial fulfillment of the requirements the degree of PSYCHOLOGY Marlo Jinxi Caddel THE EFFECTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON BODY IMAGE CONSTRUCTS 2 Marlo Jinxi Caddel THE EFFECTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON BODY IMAGE CONSTRUCTS 3 Marlo Jinxi Caddel CALIFORNIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY APPROVAL We, the undersigned, certify we have read this Doctoral Project and approve it as adequate in scope and quality for the degree of Doctor of Psychology.