Predicting Adolescents’ Self-Objectification from Sexualized Video Game and Instagram Use: A Longitudinal Study
Autor: | Barbara Krahé, Marika Skowronski, Robert Busching |
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Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Longitudinal study
Social Psychology 05 social sciences 050801 communication & media studies 050109 social psychology Structural equation modeling Developmental psychology Gender Studies Sexualization 0508 media and communications Developmental and Educational Psychology 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Social media Self-objectification Objectification Psychology Competence (human resources) Video game |
Zdroj: | Sex Roles. 84:584-598 |
ISSN: | 1573-2762 0360-0025 |
Popis: | A growing body of research has demonstrated negative effects of sexualization in the media on adolescents’ body image, but longitudinal studies and research including interactive and social media are scarce. The current study explored the longitudinal associations of adolescents’ use of sexualized video games (SVG) and sexualized Instagram images (SII) with body image concerns. Specifically, our study examined relations between adolescents’ SVG and SII use and appearance comparisons, thin- and muscular-ideal internalization, valuing appearance over competence, and body surveillance. A sample of 660 German adolescents (327 female, 333 male; Mage = 15.09 years) participated in two waves with an interval of 6 months. A structural equation model showed that SVG and SII use at Time 1 predicted body surveillance indirectly via valuing appearance over competence at Time 2. Furthermore, SVG and SII use indirectly predicted both thin- and muscular-ideal internalization through appearance comparisons at Time 1. In turn, thin-ideal internalization at Time 1 predicted body surveillance indirectly via valuing appearance over competence at Time 2. The results indicate that sexualization in video games and on Instagram can play an important role in increasing body image concerns among adolescents. We discuss the findings with respect to objectification theory and the predictive value of including appearance comparisons in models explaining the relation between sexualized media and self-objectification. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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