: An article from the Wall Street Journal discusses the mental health toll that creating and consuming "sexy" viral content can have on teenage girls. Health and Empowerment
: Research published in Sage Journals examines the "Sexual Self-Congruity" of high school girls. It explores how adolescents distinguish between their actual self-image and an "ideal" sexy self-concept, often using clothing to bridge the gap.
Academic and news articles often analyze the concept of "sexiness" to help readers understand its impact on identity and mental health:
Teen Girls' Sexy TikTok Videos Take a Mental-Health Toll - WSJ
: Another study in Sage Journals titled Sexy selves: Girls, selfies and the performance of intersectional identities breaks down how girls use digital platforms to embrace or reject "sexiness" as part of their identity.
