Women’s Use of Social Media: What Is the Evidence About Their Impact on Weight Management and Body Image?

Dumas, Audrée‐Anne

doi:10.1007/s13679-019-0324-4

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“…Another aspect of social media research and public health is related to studies on body image and wellbeing among genders. For example, previous researchers have focused on the effects of social media-delivered interventions on both weight management and body image concerns among different gender groups [26,30]. Especially on image-centric platforms (e.g., Instagram), studies suggested that the impact of social media on body image among young women was mostly detrimental, causing problems of body dissatisfaction and eating disorder symptoms [26].…”

Section: Gender and Social Media Researchmentioning

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“…For example, previous researchers have focused on the effects of social media-delivered interventions on both weight management and body image concerns among different gender groups [26,30]. Especially on image-centric platforms (e.g., Instagram), studies suggested that the impact of social media on body image among young women was mostly detrimental, causing problems of body dissatisfaction and eating disorder symptoms [26]. Griffiths et al [30] found a correlation between social media use and body dissatisfaction among young girls and nonheterosexual men.…”

Section: Gender and Social Media Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Investigating Public Discourses Around Gender and COVID-19: a Social Media Analysis of Twitter Data

Al-Rawi

Grépin

et al. 2021

J Healthc Inform Res

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We collected over 50 million tweets referencing COVID-19 to understand the public's gendered discourses and concerns during the pandemic. We filtered the tweets based on English language and among three gender categories: men, women, and sexual and gender minorities. We used a mixed-method approach that included topic modelling, sentiment analysis, and text mining extraction procedures including words' mapping, proximity plots, top hashtags and mentions, and most retweeted posts. Our findings show stark differences among the different genders. In relation to women, we found a salient discussion on the risks of domestic violence due to the lockdown especially towards women and girls, while emphasizing financial challenges. The public discourses around SGM mostly revolved around blood donation concerns, which is a reminder of the discrimination against some of these communities during the early days of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Finally, the discourses around men were focused on the high death rates and the sentiment analysis results showed more negative tweets than among the other genders. The study concludes that Twitter influencers can drive major online discussions which can be useful in addressing communication needs during pandemics.

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Section: Gender and Social Media Researchmentioning

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Section: Gender and Social Media Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

Investigating Public Discourses Around Gender and COVID-19: a Social Media Analysis of Twitter Data

Al-Rawi

Grépin

et al. 2021

J Healthc Inform Res

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“…How social media and screens are used is likely an important moderator, with social comparisons believed to be central to body image associations [106,107]. Previous 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 and feedback from peers [108][109][110][111]. Evidence generally supports a smallto-moderate effect of overall engagement in social-networking sites on body image, but appearance-specific functions such as photo sharing and viewing appear to have a much stronger impact [108][109][110][111].…”

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“…Previous 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 and feedback from peers [108][109][110][111]. Evidence generally supports a smallto-moderate effect of overall engagement in social-networking sites on body image, but appearance-specific functions such as photo sharing and viewing appear to have a much stronger impact [108][109][110][111]. e effect of messaging on females and not males fits with previous evidence showing a greater tendency for girls to engage in appearance-related conversations [112,113].…”

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Predictors of One-Year Change in How Youth Perceive Their Weight

2020

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Overall, perceptions of being at “about the right weight” appear advantageous for youth physical and mental health, regardless of BMI classification, whereas perceptions at either extreme (overweight or underweight) may negatively impact health behaviours and mental health. Instead of considering weight misperceptions as problematic, some researchers have proposed that underestimations of weight status may offer resiliency among individuals with overweight or obesity. Promoting “about right” WPs and preventing change to overweight or underweight perceptions may offer an effective public health strategy for supporting youth health over time. However, limited prospective evidence exists on factors that shape perceptions of weight status over time. The current study examined modifiable predictors of one-year change in weight perception among youths. We used 2-year linked data of 18,112 grade 9–12 students from Year 3 (Y3:2014–2015) and Year 4 (Y4:2015–2016) of the COMPASS study. Generalized Estimating Equation models tested screen use, physical activity, and bullying victimization as predictors of change from perceptions of “about the right weight” to “overweight” or “underweight” perceptions, adjusting for Y3 covariates (body mass index, ethnicity, and grade) and school cluster. Results support the value of team sports among females and resistance exercise among males as protective against changes to overweight or underweight perceptions over one year. Also, various forms of bullying victimization predicted overweight perceptions in males and females. Watching TV/movies or messaging/texting for over 2 hours/day was associated with overweight and underweight perceptions, respectively, in females only. Playing video/computer games for over 2 hours/day was associated with overweight perceptions in males and underweight perceptions in females. Findings support the potential of bullying prevention, limiting certain screen use, and supporting engagement in team sports for females and resistance exercise for males as strategies to maintain perceptions of being at “about the right weight.”

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“…Peat et al, 2008. Turner & Lefevre, 2017 και να μην μπορούν εύκολα να χρησιμοποιήσουν γνωστικούς μηχανισμούς για να αντισταθμίσουν την απώλεια στην τρέχουσα εικόνα σώματος (Dumas & Desroches, 2019. Lin & Soby, 2016.…”

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Η Επίδραση Της Έκθεσης Σε Εικόνες Προτύπων Ελκυστικών Ανθρώπων Στην Εικόνα Σώματος Των Μεσηλίκων

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Μoraitou

2019

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Στόχος της μελέτης ήταν να εξετάσει πώς τα άτομα της Μέσης Ηλικίας αντιλαμβάνονται την Εικόνα Σώματός τους. Το δείγμα αποτελούνταν από 20 άτομα και των δύο φύλων, ισοκατανεμημένα σε δύο ομάδες, πειραματική και ελέγχου. Η πειραματική εκτέθηκε σε εικονικά ερεθίσματα που απεικόνιζαν ελκυστικούς κατά τα ιδανικά πρότυπα της εποχής ανθρώπους, τους οποίους παρουσιάζουν τα Μ.Μ.Ε. Η ομάδα ελέγχου εκτέθηκε σε ελκυστικούς -αλλά όχι σύμφωνα με τα ιδανικά πρότυπα της εποχής- ανθρώπους της «καθημερινής ζωής». Σε όλους τους συμμετέχοντες χορηγήθηκαν ερωτηματολόγια πριν και μετά την έκθεσή τους στις εικόνες, τα οποία μετρούσαν την αυτοεκτίμηση και την τρέχουσα συνολική εικόνα για το σώμα τους. Τα αποτελέσματα έδειξαν πως οι μεσήλικες επηρεάζονται αρνητικά ως προς την ικανοποίηση από την εικόνα σώματός τους, μετά την έκθεσή τους σε εικόνες ελκυστικών ατόμων, ανεξαρτήτως αν το περιεχόμενό τους συμφωνεί με τα ιδανικά πρότυπα της εποχής ή όχι. Ωστόσο, η αυτοεκτίμηση επηρεάστηκε αρνητικά μόνο για τα άτομα που εκτέθηκαν σε εικόνες που προβάλλουν τα ιδανικά πρότυπα της εποχής. Αντιθέτως, στην περίπτωση της έκθεσης σε εικόνες «καθημερινών» ελκυστικών ατόμων, η αυτοεκτίμηση ανέβηκε.

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Women’s Use of Social Media: What Is the Evidence About Their Impact on Weight Management and Body Image?

Cited by 31 publications

References 94 publications

Investigating Public Discourses Around Gender and COVID-19: a Social Media Analysis of Twitter Data

Investigating Public Discourses Around Gender and COVID-19: a Social Media Analysis of Twitter Data

Predictors of One-Year Change in How Youth Perceive Their Weight

Η Επίδραση Της Έκθεσης Σε Εικόνες Προτύπων Ελκυστικών Ανθρώπων Στην Εικόνα Σώματος Των Μεσηλίκων

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