Instagram As A Digital Mirror: The Effects of Instagram Likes and Disclaimer Labels on Self-awareness, Body Dissatisfaction, and Social Physique Anxiety Among Young Italian Women

Gesto, Cristian Di; Matera, Camilla; Policardo, Giulia Rosa; Nerini, Amanda

doi:10.1007/s12144-021-02675-7

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“…Higher feelings of distress given by the expectation that one’s physical self is subject to social evaluation was associated with higher concerns and negative thoughts about one’s body. These results are in line with an experimental study showing that high social physique anxiety, measured by a preliminary Italian version of the SPAS-7 [ 30 ], was strongly associated with higher body dissatisfaction in young women [ 17 ].…”

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“…These factors represent a risk for eating disorders, which affect almost 3 million people in this country with an estimated lifetime prevalence of 1.7% [ 16 ]. Efforts in managing how women look, along with the high likelihood of receiving feedback on appearance, create the conditions for social physique anxiety to emerge, both in real and virtual environments [ 17 ].…”

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My Exposed Body: Psychometric Properties of the Italian Version of the Social Physique Anxiety Scale-7 among Women

Policardo

Matera

Gesto

et al. 2023

Behavioral Sciences

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Background: Social Physique Anxiety (SPA) is the anxiety resulting from the prospect or presence of the interpersonal evaluation of one’s physique. It is a construct related to body image and body esteem. The Social Physique Anxiety Scale-7 (SPAS-7) is a self-report scale aimed at measuring the degree of anxiety that people experience when others evaluate their physique. Methods: This study aimed to investigate the factor structure (through Confirmatory Factor Analysis followed by multi-group confirmatory factorial analyses), reliability, and convergent validity of an Italian version of the SPAS-7 among a sample of women (N = 520; mean age = 33.5, SD = 10.5). Results: Confirmatory Factor Analysis attested the unidimensional factorial structure of the SPAS-7, which achieved full invariance across age groups. The strength of the inter-relationships between the SPAS-7 and measures of negative (i.e., body dissatisfaction) and positive body image (i.e., body appreciation and body compassion) provided evidence of good convergent validity. The Cronbach’s alpha was very good. Conclusion: According to our results, the Italian version of the SPAS-7 could be a valid and agile instrument for assessing self-presentational concerns associated with body image among Italian-speaking women across age.

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My Exposed Body: Psychometric Properties of the Italian Version of the Social Physique Anxiety Scale-7 among Women

Policardo

Matera

Gesto

et al. 2023

Behavioral Sciences

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“…O desenho de pesquisa transversal foi empregado pela maioria dos estudos (DI GESTO et al, 2022;MONKS et al, 2021;NADERER;PETER;KARSAY, 2021;ZEENI;ABI KHARMA;MATTAR, 2021;ANIXIADIS et al, 2019;PAXTON, 2019. ), ou seja, a pesquisa ocorre em um único momento, de forma observacional e com uma população específica para o estudo.…”

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“…Os estudos com adultos (ANIXIADIS et al, 2019;DI GESTO et al, 2022;MONKS et al, 2021;MOSTAFA et al, 2018;SLATER;COLE;FARDOUL, 2019;TAMPLIN;PAXTON, 2018) foram minoritários. Esses mostram que a mídia pode impactar tanto homens quanto mulheres adultas através das imagens e mensagens enviadas, demonstrando representações irreais de um corpo magro ou musculoso (MELKI et al, 2015).…”

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Media Literacy e Imagem Corporal: uma Revisão Integrativa

Silva

Morgado

2023

Rev. Ens. Educ. Cienc. Hum.

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A mídia, em conjunto com os pais e amigos, envolve aspectos socioculturais que configuram a principal tríade influenciadora da imagem corporal. Quando associado de modo acrítico, as mensagens midiáticas podem influenciar a imagem corporal de forma negativa. Desse modo, a media literacy surge como uma estratégia para o uso crítico da mídia, por meio da definição da competência de acesso, análise e entendimento das mensagens, principalmente, quando voltadas ao corpo. Assim, o objetivo deste estudo é analisar a produção científica referente à media literacy e imagem corporal de adolescentes e jovens adultos por meio de uma revisão integrativa da literatura. A seleção dos estudos ocorreu em três bases de dados, sendo essas: Scopus, Psyinfo e Web of Science. A seleção dos estudos aconteceu em fevereiro de 2022. Foi utilizado o cruzamento dos seguintes descritores: “media literacy” AND “body image”. Foram identificados 880 estudos. Destes, 22 artigos compuseram a presente revisão. Observou-se que adotar estratégias baseadas nos princípios da media literacy, ou seja, no realismo, semelhança e pensamento crítico em relação à mídia podem desencadear a promoção de uma imagem corporal positiva em adolescentes e jovens adultos, sendo fundamental que programas educacionais e/ou socioeducativos direcionados à referida população considerem a adoção da media literacy. Palavras-chave: Mídia. Educação Física Escolar. Alfabetização Midiática. Letramento Midiático. Abstract The media, together with parents and friends, are sociocultural aspects that configure the main influencer triad of body image. When uncritically associated, media messages can influence body image negatively. From a way, the Literacy Media emerges as a strategy for the critical use of the media by defining the competence of access, analysis and understanding of messages, especially when focused on the body. Thus, the objective of this study is to analyze the scientific production regarding the literacy and body image of adolescents and young adults through an integrative literature review. The selection of studies took place in three databases, namely, Scopus, Psycho and Web of Science. The studies selection took place in February 2022. The crossing of the following descriptors was used: “Media Literacy” and “Body Image”. 880 studies were identified. Of these, 22 articles composed the present review. It has been observed that adopting strategies based on the principles of the literacy media, that is, the realism, similarity and critical thinking about the media, can trigger the promotion of a positive body image in adolescents and young adults, and it is essential that educational programs and/ or socio -educational directed to that population consider the adoption of media literacy. Keywords: Media. School Physical Education. Media Literacy

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“…One of the factors that may infuence the development of anxiety is social pressure derived from socio-cultural infuences [14], which afects self-concept. It is defned as a mental representation of oneself when interacting with the environment [15].…”

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Motivational Climate Effect on the Development of Anxiety and Body Image in Education Students: A Structural Equation Model

Melguizo-Ibáñez

González-Valero

Bădicu

et al. 2023

Perspectives in Psychiatric Care

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Motivation is one of the key factors affecting the achievement of a specific task. Therefore, the present research aims to identify and establish the existing relationships between sport motivation, the anxiety-related disorder, and the own body perception, divided into (a) developing an explanatory model of the motivational climate towards sport and its relationship with anxiety and physical self-concept and (b) contrasting the structural model through a multigroup analysis according to sex. A descriptive, nonexperimental (ex post facto), and cross-sectional study of young university students was carried out. The Perceived Motivational Climate Questionnaire for Sport (PMCSQ-2), the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), and the Self-Concept Form 5 (AF-5) were used for data collection. The data reveal that males show higher scores in all the variables that make up the ego climate and in the physical self-concept, while females show higher scores in the variables that make up the task climate and higher levels of anxiety.

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Instagram As A Digital Mirror: The Effects of Instagram Likes and Disclaimer Labels on Self-awareness, Body Dissatisfaction, and Social Physique Anxiety Among Young Italian Women

Cited by 11 publications

References 65 publications

My Exposed Body: Psychometric Properties of the Italian Version of the Social Physique Anxiety Scale-7 among Women

My Exposed Body: Psychometric Properties of the Italian Version of the Social Physique Anxiety Scale-7 among Women

Media Literacy e Imagem Corporal: uma Revisão Integrativa

Motivational Climate Effect on the Development of Anxiety and Body Image in Education Students: A Structural Equation Model

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