The Impact of Instagram Use on Body Image Concerns among Iranian University Female Students: A Phenomenological Approach

Sharifi, Seyed Mahdi; Omidi, Afshin; Marzban, Bita

doi:10.6007/ijarp/v3-i1/2280

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“…In reviewing these articles, except an article which is specifically devoted to men,[20] which is also a qualitative study, 24 articles in women examine this subject. [91718192325262728323335383940434445464850515557] Other articles talk about both sexes. In these studies, despite the high amount of body dissatisfaction in both genders, dissatisfaction in women is higher than men.…”

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“…Some articles examining self-esteem[1920244054] have shown a negative relationship between body satisfaction and self-esteem, and some articles[9] have considered it without effect in body satisfaction. The effect of body dissatisfaction on social anxiety,[57] social acceptance,[46] and life satisfaction[53] were also some subjects which only a few articles have referred tothem.…”

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Review of body image and some of contributing factors in Iranian population

2019

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Body image is the perception of individuals of their own body and it can be affected by many variables such as culture, social pressure, and media, but it is not limited to these factors. Body image disturbances are important because they lead to severe physical or psychological health problems. Development of body image dissatisfaction in Eastern communities has been increased in the past years. Despite many studies in Asian societies, In Iran, studies are scattered and limited. Our goal is a better understanding of this matter in Iran. A review of scientific literature about Body Image and Iran was conducted inPubMed, Web of Science, Science Direct, Scopus, and ProQuest, also in Persian scientific databases such as Scientific Information Database (SID) and Thematic Guide to Iranian Publications (MAGIRAN). This search has been conducted in January 2018. Out of 389 articles, 44 of them were selected. In these articles, study period, sample characteristics, type of study, contributing variables, type of statistical analysis, and the main result of each article were extracted. Despite using different methods for detection of body dissatisfaction, results showed that this problem has a high prevalence in Iranian population. Contributing factors were also similar to the world findings. Review of studies regarding body dissatisfaction in Iran, revealed a high prevalence of this problem. It seems there is a need for interventional programs to prevent the negative consequences of body dissatisfaction, especially in teenagers and young people. Future studies with scientific or longitudinal design, which lead to better results, are recommended.

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2019

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“…They feel interested in the world of photography so that their photos can be displayed on Instagram and get attention from the public. Instagram doesn't always have a positive impact, it can also have negative effects such as social pressure that forces someone to change their appearance (Sharifi, Omidi, & Marzban, 2016). But in reality, social media does not only provide benefits in its application.…”

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Dynamics of Sexual Harassment on Social Media

Muqoddam¹,

Maghfiroh²

2019

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Sexual harassment is a currently netizen's habit on social media. Almost comments on social media contain words to abuse. This study was conducted with the aim of analyzing the forms of sex harassment on social media. This study use with a focus on investigating sexual harassment that occurs on social media. Data collection methods are carried ou of the comments that chosen in this study are those written on Instagram and point to the element of sexual harassment. The results show that sexual harassment on social media is happen with; 1. dire the sentence. Then, the factors of sexual harassment on social media are; 1. netizens are looking for attention (as evidenced by accounts that are used only fake accounts), 2. photo content or account owner captions that lead netizens to harass. Suggestions based on this study are the need to develop psychoeducation for adolescents and families both as subjects and victims so as to avoid sexual harassment behavior.This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons 4.0 Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is Padang.

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“…In Iran, based on a recent review on body image topic, existing literature were mostly focused on adults (more than 70% of existing studies) and most of studies had cross sectional designs [ 28 ]. There were only two qualitative studies on body image topic in Iran which have been conducted on participants in their early adulthood [ 29 , 30 ]. One of these studies explored influences of Instagram use on body image concerns of 24–34 years old female students [ 29 ].…”

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“…There were only two qualitative studies on body image topic in Iran which have been conducted on participants in their early adulthood [ 29 , 30 ]. One of these studies explored influences of Instagram use on body image concerns of 24–34 years old female students [ 29 ]. The other qualitative study aimed to explore the ‘focus on the body and body change behaviors’ as a component of masculinity from the perspectives of 18–28 years male students, its findings demonstrated a new flexible type of masculinity as an ideal male body which was adopted from hegemonic masculinity and consumer masculinity [ 30 ].…”

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The main physical components of body image from the perspectives of Iranian adolescents: a qualitative study

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Background Although different aspects of body image have been extensively studied in Western societies, there is little evidence regarding the main physical components that contribute to perceptions of body image from the perspective of adolescents, especially in Eastern-Mediterranean regions. This study aims to investigate main physical components of body image from the perspectives of Iranian boys and girls. Methods This qualitative study has been conducted using a grounded theory approach. The focus of the current study was on identifying the main physical characteristics of body image as perceived by participants. A total of 13 semi-structured focus group discussions were conducted with 84 adolescents (42 girls and 42 boys), aged 15–18 years. All focus group discussions were audio recorded and transcribed verbatim. Data collection continued until saturation was reached. Results The mean age and BMI of participants were 16.2±0.9 years and 24.3±8.0 kg/m2 respectively. Regarding main physical components of body image, three main themes emerged from the data: 1) perceived face/hair, which included three subthemes-facial features, facial shape/form and hair, 2) perceived body, which included three subthemes-body size, body shape and bone structure and 3) perceived physical functioning which included three subthemes-physical ability, physical health and voice tone. Among mentioned themes, perceived body was the concept which was most frequently addressed by both adolescent boys and girls. Additionally, in terms of the other remaining two themes, when adolescents were talking about their bodies, girls more frequently mentioned their faces and its features, while boys tended to talk more about their physical functioning. Conclusion This qualitative study provide further insight into the physical components of body image as perceived by Iranian boys and girls. Current findings indicated that besides those features that focused on body appearance and its aesthetic aspects, physical functioning was another main component of perceived body image by participants. These findings can contribute to the design and implementation of effective interventions aiming at improving body image and its related disorders in Iranian adolescents.

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The Impact of Instagram Use on Body Image Concerns among Iranian University Female Students: A Phenomenological Approach

Cited by 8 publications

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Review of body image and some of contributing factors in Iranian population

Review of body image and some of contributing factors in Iranian population

Dynamics of Sexual Harassment on Social Media

The main physical components of body image from the perspectives of Iranian adolescents: a qualitative study

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