Original ResearchPublished 2 October 2026Social media use and cosmetic surgery consideration among Chinese university students: a cross-sectional test of serial mediation through beauty ideal internalization and self-objectificationXiujie Zhou · Danni Dai · Zhen LV · Fanghao Xiao · Chenyu Wang · Jianchao NiFrontiers in Communicationdoi 10.3389/fcomm.2026.1932859