<p>Daily and excessive use of media forms the basis of a new perception of reality as individuals assimilate and adopt certain values and messages. As they upload their pictures to social media platforms, they are open to receiving comments on their appearance, including negative ones. Thus, social media can negatively influence body image, especially that of adolescents who are already going through a delicate transitional developmental period between childhood and adulthood. Further research on the subject matter is warranted in the Lebanese population. This study, therefore, investigated the relationship between social media and negative body image among Lebanese female teenagers. The data was collected from 407 participants using the Sociocultural Attitudes towards Appearance Scale (SATAQ- 3), the Appearance Comparison Scale (PACS- 3), and the Body-Esteem Scale for Adolescents and Adults (BESAA). Findings showed that social media attention was not significantly correlated with negative body image, whereas all other variables were significantly positively correlated. The direct effect of media attention on negative body image was not significant, although the appearance comparison and internalization of the thin ideal acted as an indirect influence between negative body image and social media attention. The study revealed that regular exposure to idealized and aspirational bodies displayed on social media did not produce a negative body image. However, that same exposure and focus on social media caused the participants to compare appearances and internalize ideal body shape standards, thereby leading to body dissatisfaction.</p>