Highly-visual social media and internalizing symptoms in adolescence: The mediating role of body image concerns

Marengo, Davide; Longobardi, Claudio; Fabris, Matteo Angelo; Settanni, Michele

doi:10.1016/j.chb.2018.01.003

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“…Researchers have previously suggested that image-centric platforms may be more conducive to eliciting social comparisons (namely, appearance-oriented comparisons; Marengo et al, 2018), and therefore this finding is unsurprising given that Instagram is entirely image-oriented. Facebook is also image-centric, although not to the same degree, and so it follows that the strength of the relation between passive browsing and social comparison would also be relatively strong.…”

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“…Thus, social processes such as social comparison and FoMO, and associations that these constructs have with other variables may be different depending on which SNS platform is being examined. For example, social comparison may be particularly relevant to image-centric platforms such as Instagram, especially in the context of body image concerns (e.g., Marengo, Longobardi, Fabris, & Settanni, 2018). Moreover, given that uploading pictures of friends is common on Instagram (Hu et al, 2014), social comparison may also be particularly potent in the context of social acceptance.…”

Section: Considering Different Sns Platformsmentioning

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Passive social networking site use and well-being: The mediating roles of social comparison and the fear of missing out

Burnell¹,

George²,

Vollet³

et al. 2019

Cyberpsychology

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Passive social networking site use and well-being: The mediating roles of social comparison and the fear of missing out. AbstractPassively browsing social networking sites (SNSs) correlates with poorer well-being (Verduyn, Ybarra, Résibois, Jonides, & Kross, 2017). However, less research has been conducted that fully examines what factors may mediate this association. In particular, both online social comparison and the fear of missing out (FoMO) may play roles in how passive SNS browsing relates to depressive symptoms and self-perceptions. The current study adds to the literature by investigating how passive use relates to these outcomes through social comparison and FoMO. For an ethnically diverse sample of college students (N = 717, Mage = 21.47, SDage = 4.64, 69% female), passively using SNSs positively predicted social comparison, which was positively related to FoMO, which in turn positively predicted depressive symptoms, and negatively predicted global self-worth, self-perceived physical appearance, and self-perceived social acceptance. These findings suggest that social comparison and FoMO play a role in the link between passive SNS use, depressive symptoms, and self-perceptions, and that FoMO could result from online social comparison.

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Passive social networking site use and well-being: The mediating roles of social comparison and the fear of missing out

Burnell¹,

George²,

Vollet³

et al. 2019

Cyberpsychology

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“…Many studies have found that the problematic use of Internet and SNS is associated with other existing adjustment problems such us internalizing symptoms and lower levels of life satisfaction (Caplan, 2010; Marengo et al, 2018). This study contributes to a better understanding of adolescents with a problematic use of SNS and its links to peer aggression and peer victimization.…”

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“…There is abundant empirical evidence that the PIU and the problematic use of SNS is associated with greater manifestations of adjustment problems in adolescence such as psychological distress (Andreassen and Pallesen, 2014), anxiety (Chabrol et al, 2017), depressive symptoms (Morrison and Gore, 2010; Cao et al, 2011; Pedrero et al, 2012), loneliness, and social isolation (Young and Rogers, 1998; Satici et al, 2014), and emotional problems (Caplan, 2010; Marengo et al, 2018). Furthermore, in a meta-analysis, Marino et al (2018) found that the problematic use of Facebook was related to greater psychological distress, anxiety and depression, and low life satisfaction.…”

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Are Adolescents Engaged in the Problematic Use of Social Networking Sites More Involved in Peer Aggression and Victimization?

2018

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The problematic use of social networking sites is becoming a major public health concern. Previous research has found that adolescents who engage in a problematic use of social networking sites are likely to show maladjustment problems. However, little is known about its links with peer aggression and victimization. The main goal of this study was to analyze the relationship between problematic use of online social networking sites, peer aggression –overt vs. relational and reactive vs. instrumental–, and peer victimization –overt physical and verbal, and relational–, taking into account gender and age (in early and mid-adolescence). Participants were selected using randomized cluster sampling considering school and class as clusters. A battery of instruments was applied to 1,952 adolescents' secondary students from Spain (Andalusia) (50.4% boys), aged 11 to 16 (M = 14.07, SD = 1.39). Results showed that girls and 14–16 adolescents were more involved in a problematic use of online social networking sites. Furthermore, adolescents with high problematic use of online social networking sites were more involved in overt—reactive and instrumental—and relational—reactive and instrumental—aggressive behaviors, and self-reported higher levels of overt—physical and verbal—and relational victimization. Even though boys indicated higher levels of all types of victimization, girls with high problematic use of online social networking sites scored the highest on relational victimization. Relating to age, early adolescents (aged 11–14) with higher problematic use of online social networking sites reported the highest levels of overt verbal and relational victimization. Overall, results suggested the co-occurrence of problematic use of online social networking sites, peer aggression and victimization. In addition, results showed the influence that gender and age had on peer victimization. This study highlights the continuity between offline and online domains with regard to maladjustment problems in adolescence.

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“…The development of highly-visual social media (HVSM), such as Instagram, Snapchat or Facebook and their significant popularity among adolescents are observable on the Internet [25]. Marengo, Longobardi, Fabris, Settanni [26] conducted research among adolescents in which they looked for the relationship between the frequency of time spent on HVSM and increased concerns about one's own image as well as the internalization of the message coming from HVSM. The results indicated a positive correlation between the time spent on HVSM and the concerns about the body image as well as internalization of those concerns.…”

Section: Social Networking Sites As a Source Of Knowledgementioning

confidence: 99%

The cult of the body and its psychological consequences among adolescent girls

Iwanicka

Masiak

Księska-Koszałka

et al. 2018

Polish Journal of Public Health

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Taking into consideration the problem of “the cult of the body” among young women, the sociocultural context of their upbringing should be analyzed. Nowadays, it can be observed that many young women actively participate in promoting “the cult of the body”. The aim of the aforementioned actions is to get a slim, attractive figure consistent with the trends of women’s attractiveness promoted in the media. The analysis of the social networking sites and blogs indicates that more and more often women themselves are encouraged to promote their attractive, thin image in the Internet. This article will attempt to characterize the phenomenon of “the cult of the body”, in which adolescent women are engaged and which shapes their image of the body and has a potential influence on psychological and physical aspects of their existence. The analysis of the results of the research takes into account the analyzed subject and developmental conditioning of the time of adolescence in the context of sociocultural changes.

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Highly-visual social media and internalizing symptoms in adolescence: The mediating role of body image concerns

Cited by 210 publications

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Passive social networking site use and well-being: The mediating roles of social comparison and the fear of missing out

Passive social networking site use and well-being: The mediating roles of social comparison and the fear of missing out

Are Adolescents Engaged in the Problematic Use of Social Networking Sites More Involved in Peer Aggression and Victimization?

The cult of the body and its psychological consequences among adolescent girls

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