2022
DOI: 10.1186/s40337-022-00643-5
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Social network addiction symptoms and body dissatisfaction in young women: exploring the mediating role of awareness of appearance pressure and internalization of the thin ideal

Abstract: Background Previous studies testing for a direct relationship between social networking sites (SNS) addiction and body dissatisfaction (BD) have yielded inconsistent results. Here, we aimed to identify underlying processes that could mediate this relationship. Specifically, we studied the relationship between SNS addiction symptoms and BD through the awareness of appearance pressures and the internalization of beauty ideals, both individually and serially: SNS addiction → Awareness → BD; SNS ad… Show more

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“…In fact, the significant Western influence in the media in Lebanon has spread perceptions of a ‘perfect body’ and thus led to increased body concerns [ 45 ]. However, these results contradict other studies that did not find a direct association between social media addiction and body concerns or dissatisfaction [ 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 ].…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 99%
“…In fact, the significant Western influence in the media in Lebanon has spread perceptions of a ‘perfect body’ and thus led to increased body concerns [ 45 ]. However, these results contradict other studies that did not find a direct association between social media addiction and body concerns or dissatisfaction [ 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 ].…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 99%
“…UU. Transversal-intercultural N (total) = 4.495 N (muestra española) = n.d. Mujeres (72%), hombres (27%), otros (0,6%) Edad media: 22,96 años Población general Adicción a FB Autoestima Prieler et al, 2021 24 Austria, Bélgica, España, Corea del Sur Transversal N (total) = 981 N (muestra española) = n.d. Mujeres Rango edad: 12-16 años Estudiantes de secundaria Comparación de la imagen en FB Autoestima basada en la aprobación de los demás Estima corporal Romero-Rodríguez et al, 2020 25 España Transversal N = 385 Mujeres (61,8%) y hombres (38,2%) Edad media: 22,17 años Rango edad: 18-35 años Estudiantes universitarios Intensidad de uso de IG Adicción al móvil Autoestima Cataldo et al, 2022 26 España, Lituania, Reino Unido, Japón y Hungría Transversal N (total) = 729 N (muestra española) = 262 Mujeres (72,3%) y hombres (27,7%) Edad media: 37,75 años Rango edad: 17-70 años Población general Frecuencia de uso de redes sociales Visualización de contenido relacionado con actividad física Ansiedad por la apariencia corporal Consumo de medicamentos para mejorar la imagen Vall-Roqué et al, 2021 27 España Transversal N = 2.601 Mujeres Rango edad: G1: 14-24 años G2: 25-35 años Población general Frecuencia de uso de IG, TW, TikTok, YT y FB Tipo de contenido seguido en IG Impulso a la delgadez Insatisfacción corporal Autoestima Delgado-Rodríguez et al, 2022 28 España Transversal N = 368 Mujeres Edad media: 20,54 años Rango edad: 17-30 años Estudiantes universitarios …”
Section: Resultsunclassified
“…It is divided into 3 subscales. The surveillance subscale measures the degree to which a person views their physical appearance from an outside observer's perspective (Items 1,3,7,9,14,16,18,and 20).…”
Section: Methodology Participantsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Additionally, rather than acquiring opinions from their parents, the young individuals preferred to give importance to the point of view of their peers. Such adolescents seemed to be experiencing body dissatisfaction, weight concerns, stress, substance abuse, lower self-worth, and suicide attempts (Delgado et al, 2022).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%