Social media and body dissatisfaction in young adults: An experimental investigation of the effects of different image content and influencing constructs

Silva, Raquel Castellanos; Steins, Gisela

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1037932

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“…Henceforth, based on the finding in our research, it is advisable for forthcoming research to conduct experimental and longitudinal studies in order to examine the temporal and causal connections between aforementioned factors. Past research has established a series of precedents for using experimental methods to investigate the causal relationships among our research variables and related factors, such as the study conducted by Silva and Steins, they controlled the content of internet or smartphone use, whether the participants were exposed to diverse body types or a singular idealized body type, to investigate the impact of social media exposure on individuals ' body 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1217220 Frontiers in Psychology 09 frontiersin.org dissatisfaction (Castellanos Silva and Steins, 2023). Similarly, another study placed smartphone usage in different life-related contexts to explore potential factors influencing smartphone addiction (Ben-Yehuda et al, 2016).…”

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Body dissatisfaction and smartphone addiction: the mediation role of intrusive imagery and fear of negative evaluation

Liu,

Hu,

Yang

et al. 2023

Front. Psychol.

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This research aimed to examine the mediating effect of intrusive imagery and fear of negative evaluation on the connection between body dissatisfaction and smartphone addiction. 5,909 participants were included in the research, with 53.8% of the sample being female. The average age of the participants was 19.87 years, and their ages ranged from 18 to 32 years. All individuals who were recruited for the study successfully finished the Satisfaction and Dissatisfaction with Body Parts Scale, the Smartphone Addiction Scale, the Intrusive Imagery Scale, and the Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale. Mediational analysis indicated that, with age, gender and body mass index under control, body dissatisfaction was linked to smartphone addiction via (1) the mediating role of intrusive imagery, (2) the mediating role of fear of negative evaluation, and (3) the serial mediating role of intrusive imagery and fear of negative evaluation. Our study for the first time advanced our understanding that intrusive imagery and fear of negative evaluation could be serial mediators of the relationship between body dissatisfaction and smartphone addiction. However, the cross-sectional design prevented us from establishing causality between these variables, which could be better examined in future longitudinal studies.

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Body dissatisfaction and smartphone addiction: the mediation role of intrusive imagery and fear of negative evaluation

Liu,

Hu,

Yang

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“…Body dissatisfaction (BD) is a highly prevalent phenomenon characterized by individuals’ discontent with their body size, shape, and weight [ 1 – 7 ]. Beyond its immediate implications, BD assumes a pivotal role within the diagnostic criteria of diverse eating disorders, including anorexia and bulimia nervosa [ 8 ].…”

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Validation of the translated Negative Physical Self Scale in a sample of Asian women living in Canada

Amin,

Ly,

Misener

et al. 2024

PLoS ONE

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Objectives Body dissatisfaction is often linked to the internalization of Western beauty standards. Existing measures of body dissatisfaction, developed in Western societies, may fail to capture complex variations across ethnicities and cultures. The Negative Physical Self Scale (NPSS) assesses cognitive, affective, perceptual, and behavioural facets of body dissatisfaction. While unique in its consideration of Chinese ideals of body image, the NPSS has recently been translated and validated in a North American sample. The English-translated version of the NPSS has the potential to be an appropriate body dissatisfaction assessment tool for Asian women living in North America. The current study aims to validate the NPSS in an Asian female population living in Canada. Methods A sample of 899 undergraduate women residing in Canada with self-identified Asian ethnicity completed an online survey consisting of the NPSS and other measures of body dissatisfaction. Results An initial confirmatory factor analysis indicated that the four-factor structure of the NPSS, previously suggested in a primarily non-Asian North American sample, was a poor fit for the data. A second-order multidimensional model, based on a model proposed during the original development of the NPSS in a Chinese sample, indicated good fit once items were removed due to loadings < .60. High internal consistency between subscales and strong convergent validity with other measures were demonstrated. Notably, the NPSS Body Concern subscale demonstrated high convergence with other popular measures of body dissatisfaction and has the potential for use as a brief measure of body dissatisfaction among North American Asian females in clinical and research settings. Conclusions The NPSS provides a valid assessment of body dissatisfaction among a sample of Asian women living in Canada, a specific subpopulation that has not been previously investigated. The findings highlight the importance of developing culturally sensitive measures of body dissatisfaction for differing ethnic and cultural groups.

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“…Research suggests that the perception and satisfaction of youth with their body shape, body size and muscularity are influenced by a variety of bio-psycho-social factors ( Cafri et al, 2005 ; Rodgers et al, 2020 ). It is well known that BD is affected by biological factors such as age, gender and body weight (e.g., Wyssen et al, 2016 ; Nelson et al, 2018 ; Vuong et al, 2021 ; Frederick et al, 2022 ) as well as social factors including appearance pressure from peers and families or media (e.g., Castellanos Silva and Steins, 2023 ) as well as the role of socio-educational status (e.g., Ramos et al, 2019 ).…”

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Psychological correlates of body dissatisfaction in Swiss youth over a one-year study-period

Mueller,

Forrer,

Meyer

et al. 2024

Front. Psychol.

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IntroductionIt is well known that young individuals often report pronounced negative perceptions and attitudes towards their own body or intense fear of being not muscular enough. There is much less data available, however, on the role of psychological mechanisms on these perceptions and attitudes, such as emotion regulation difficulties, correlates of alexithymia, and appearance-related rejection sensitivity.MethodsWe therefore set out to assess associations between these psychological mechanisms, and body image as well as muscle dysmorphic symptoms. Our sample was recruited as part of a larger-scale study aiming at assessing correlates of mental health (with a focus on eating disorder symptoms) in German speaking Switzerland. The first wave (T1), starting in April 2021, included 605 participants (80% female, 19.6 ± 2.5 years) who completed the online-questionnaire and were reassessed in a second wave (T2), one year later.ResultsResults indicated that at both waves, emotion regulation difficulties [DERS-SF] and appearance-based rejection sensitivity [ARS-D] were both positively cross-sectionally associated with body dissatisfaction [BSQ-8C] and muscle dysmorphic symptoms [MDDI] at the first assessment time-point and one year later at follow-up assessment. Moreover, alexithymia [TAS-20] was positively cross-sectionally associated with muscle dysmorphic symptoms at both waves. We further observed high absolute and relative level stabilities for all variables involved across the one-year study period.Discussion/ConclusionEven though the effects for some associations were rather small, our findings underline the relevance of such mechanisms in the development of body dissatisfaction and to a lesser extent of muscle dysmorphia symptoms over the period of one year. Additional research is necessary to replicate these findings in other youth samples.

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Social media and body dissatisfaction in young adults: An experimental investigation of the effects of different image content and influencing constructs

Cited by 4 publications

References 65 publications

Body dissatisfaction and smartphone addiction: the mediation role of intrusive imagery and fear of negative evaluation

Body dissatisfaction and smartphone addiction: the mediation role of intrusive imagery and fear of negative evaluation

Validation of the translated Negative Physical Self Scale in a sample of Asian women living in Canada

Psychological correlates of body dissatisfaction in Swiss youth over a one-year study-period

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