Body Image Comparisons on Social Networking Sites and Chinese Female College Students’ Restrained Eating: The Roles of Body Shame, Body Appreciation, and Body Mass Index

Yao, Liangshuang; Niu, Gengfeng; Sun, Xin

doi:10.1007/s11199-020-01179-1

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“…Since the figures of people with a lower BMI are more in line with the ideal body shape in most cultural environments, they might be more inclined to participate in the body comparisons on SNSs and further internalize the ideal slimness value, which may result in a negative view of their body and lead in turn to disordered eating behaviors and attitudes. Similarly, Yao et al ( 2021 ) argue that people with a low BMI are more likely to demonstrate restrained eating behaviors because they lack confidence in their body. It is therefore reasonable to infer that people with a lower BMI could be more vulnerable to disordered eating behaviors when participating in activities related to SNSs.…”

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The Relationship Between SNS Usage and Disordered Eating Behaviors: A Meta-Analysis

Zhang

Wang²,

Li³

et al. 2021

Front. Psychol.

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Social Networking Sites (SNSs) are common tools with which modern people share their lives and establish social relationships. However, some studies have found SNSs to be associated with eating disorders, although other have identified no connection between the two. To explore the interaction between SNSs and eating disorder behaviors, this study aimed to comprehensively synthesize previous studies using meta-analysis methods. Based on selection criteria, there were 87 effect sizes from 22 studies. After analysis using a three-level random-effects meta-analysis model, a positive correlation between the use of SNSs and irregular eating behaviors was found, r = 0.09 (95% CI: 0.06, 0.11; p < 0.001). In addition, by analyzing potential moderators, body mass index (r = −0.032; 95% CI: −0.058, −0.006; p = 0.019), survey methods, and sample sources was discovered could alter the relationship between SNSs and disordered eating behaviors. Specifically, there was a significantly larger association between SNSs results obtained by paper and pencil surveys and disordered eating behaviors (r = 0.114; 95% CI: 0.081, 0.147; p < 0.001) than that between SNSs results obtained by online surveys and disordered eating behaviors (r = −0.055; 95% CI: −0.102, −0.007; p < 0.01). University students showed a larger correlation between SNSs and disordered eating behavior than other samples (r = 0.089; 95% CI: 0.049, 0.129; p < 0.001). Overall, this meta-analysis confirms that the excessive use of SNSs is associated with an increased risks of disordered eating behaviors. It is hoped that this study can provide a reference for the management and intervention of dietary behaviors related to social networks in the future.

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The Relationship Between SNS Usage and Disordered Eating Behaviors: A Meta-Analysis

Zhang

Wang²,

Li³

et al. 2021

Front. Psychol.

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“…The rate of dissatisfaction among overweight and obesity was relatively high, 94.9% and 91.1%. Women with normal body weight are dissatisfied with their body because influence to be thin by family, peer and mass media (Prieler, Choi & Lee, 2021;Tiggemann & Slater, 2017;Yao et al, 2021) Those who feel dissatisfied with their body size prone to be at risk of developing an eating disorder (Yen Eow & Ying Gan, 2018). In addition, the result from this study shows that both men and women, regardless of their level of BMI, have the possibility to develop the feeling of dissatisfaction toward their body image.…”

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“…Studies showed contradicting findings in body dissatisfaction between females and males. However, many studies indicate female students feel dissatisfied with their body image (Fallon et al, 2014;Jiotsa et al, 2021a;Yao et al, 2021). People who are considered attractive usually get significant attention from others compared to unattractive people.…”

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Dissatisfaction about Body Image During Social Networking among University Students

Hashim,

Hadi Munir,

Afiqah Ahmad Tarmizi

et al. 2022

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Background:Body image dissatisfaction (BD) is a global problem, particularly among women, leading to health problems such as eating disorders and depression. One of the causes of body image dissatisfaction is exposure to thin ideals media. The emergence of the Internet and social networking sites (SNS) has since indirectly become the source of body image dissatisfaction precipitation, facilitated by social/appearance comparison. Aim: This study explores the association of social networking site (SNS) use and body image dissatisfaction among university students. The association of BMI and gender with body image dissatisfaction among them were also investigated. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among the Faculty of Health Sciences students, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Puncak Alam Campus, using quota sampling with the sample size, n=311. Questionnaires containing sections on demographic background, Social Networking Time use Scale (SONTUS) and Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ) to measure the duration of SNS use and body image dissatisfaction, respectively, were distributed and among them, 309 were returned completely. Data were analysed using IBM-SPSS Statistic (Version 25). Results: Most of the participants, 144 (47%), were the average SNS users, while only 13 (4%) were extremely high users. There was an association between the duration of SNS use and body image dissatisfaction (p<0.05). Low users of SNS seemed to exhibit lower body image dissatisfaction than average to extremely high SNS users. Females exhibited higher body image dissatisfaction than males (p<0.05), consistent with previous findings. There was a significant association between BMI and body image dissatisfaction (p<0.05). Higher body image dissatisfaction was found among participants with normal BMI. Conclusion: In conclusion, the duration of SNS is average among university students. The longer use of SNS, particularly in photo base activities, was associated with body image dissatisfaction.

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“…For example, Bareket et al (2019), studying heterosexual Israeli men, established a moderate association between men's objectifying (i.e., time spent on bodies over faces) gaze of photographs of women and their endorsement of sexually objectifying attitudes about women. The consequences of such objectification and women's internalization of it are well established in Sex Roles in single-gender work focused on women (e.g., Szymanski et al, 2021, with U.S. women;Yao et al, 2021, with Chinese women), and some insights from the theory are extended to men, notably focused on pressures toward muscularity in men (e.g., Lee & Lee, 2020, with Korean men;Girard et al, 2018, with French men) as well as in women (e.g., Bozsik et al, 2018, with U.S. women;Campos et al, 2021, with Brazilian women).…”

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Reflections About What I Learned as an Editor Making Judgments about Gender and Gendered Contexts with a Feminist Perspective

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2021

Sex Roles

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Body Image Comparisons on Social Networking Sites and Chinese Female College Students’ Restrained Eating: The Roles of Body Shame, Body Appreciation, and Body Mass Index

Cited by 30 publications

References 71 publications

The Relationship Between SNS Usage and Disordered Eating Behaviors: A Meta-Analysis

The Relationship Between SNS Usage and Disordered Eating Behaviors: A Meta-Analysis

Dissatisfaction about Body Image During Social Networking among University Students

Reflections About What I Learned as an Editor Making Judgments about Gender and Gendered Contexts with a Feminist Perspective

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