A linkage study investigating sexualized self-presentation on mobile dating apps and user traits.

Autor: Konings F; School for Mass Communication Research, Faculty of Social Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Research Foundation Flanders (FWO-Vlaanderen, Grant number: G077420N), Belgium. Electronic address: femke.konings@kuleuven.be., Sumter SR; Amsterdam School of Communication Research, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Electronic address: s.r.sumter@uva.nl., Vandenbosch L; School for Mass Communication Research, Faculty of Social Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Research Foundation Flanders (FWO-Vlaanderen, Grant number: G077420N), Belgium. Electronic address: laura.vandenbosch@kuleuven.be.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Body image [Body Image] 2024 Aug 14; Vol. 51, pp. 101781. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Aug 14.
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101781
Abstrakt: Mobile Dating Applications (MDAs) are integral to young adults' lives, serving as a platform for romantic and sexual self-presentation during the search for potential partners. Despite its potential link to adverse outcomes including body shame, the prevalence of sexualized self-presentation remains understudied. This pre-registered linkage study addresses this gap by documenting sexualized self-presentation while considering individual differences related to gender, sexual orientation, and body image. Young adults donated MDA (Tinder, Bumble) profile screenshots (n biographies = 443, n pictures = 1277; M age = 23.15, SD = 2.94; 72.20 % women). Of those 443 participants, 237 additionally completed a body image linkage survey (M age = 23.36, SD = 2.90; 71.30 % women). Sexualized self-presentation appeared in 4.30 % of biographies and 56.80 % of profile pictures, mainly through sexualized facial expressions. Women, non-heterosexual users, and those holding a more negative body image engaged more in sexualized self-presentation. Platform type and positive body image indicators did not relate to engagement in sexualized self-presentation. Future research is recommended to explore whether the extensive presence of sexualized self-presentations on MDAs impacts users' personal and relational well-being.
Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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