Women's Use of Social Media: What Is the Evidence About Their Impact on Weight Management and Body Image?
| Autor: | Audrée-Anne Dumas, Sophie Desroches |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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0301 basic medicine
Positive body image Behavioral therapy Psychological intervention 030209 endocrinology & metabolism Context (language use) Peer Group Developmental psychology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Weight loss Intervention (counseling) Weight management medicine Body Image Humans Social media 030109 nutrition & dietetics Body Weight General Medicine Self Concept Women's Health Female medicine.symptom Psychology Social Media |
| Zdroj: | Current obesity reports. 8(1) |
| ISSN: | 2162-4968 |
| Popis: | This review aims to summarize recent research on the effects of social media-delivered weight management interventions on weight loss and the impact of social media use on body image concerns in women and adolescent girls. Evidence supports the feasibility, but not the efficacy, of studies using single-component social media-delivered weight management interventions (i.e., including no other modes of intervention delivery) in women. Studies conducted in adolescent girls and women suggest that the impact of social media on body image outcomes is mostly detrimental, but is dependent on the context (e.g., exposure to idealized social media appearance images), peers’ feedback, and constructs, such as appearance comparison tendency. More research is needed to conclude on the efficacy of social media-delivered interventions on both weight and body image outcomes and to understand how and when exposure to social media could promote effective weight management and also advocate positive body image in women. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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