Facebook use and negative body image among U.S. college women
| Autor: | Ellen Paasch, Petya Eckler, Yusuf Kalyango |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Adolescent Universities media_common.quotation_subject education Self-concept 050801 communication & media studies 050109 social psychology HN Personal Satisfaction Human physical appearance Peer Group Young Adult 0508 media and communications Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Body Image Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Social media Women Peer Influence Disordered eating Students media_common Social comparison theory 05 social sciences Peer group General Medicine Self Concept Feeling Female medicine.symptom Psychology Social psychology Social Media Dieting |
| Zdroj: | Womenhealth. 57(2) |
| ISSN: | 1541-0331 0363-0242 |
| Popis: | Young women increasingly spend time on social media, but the relationship of this exposure to body image is still in the initial stages of exploration. In this study the authors used social comparison theory to examine the relationship between time spent on Facebook and body image. A survey of 881 U.S. college women was conducted in April-May 2013. Findings showed that 10.1% had posted about weight, body image, exercise, or dieting, and 27.4% had commented on friends' posts or photos. More time on Facebook related to more frequent body and weight comparisons, more attention to the physical appearance of others, and more negative feelings about their bodies for all women. For women who wanted to lose weight, more time on Facebook also related to more disordered eating symptoms. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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