Selfie-posting on social networking sites, body surveillance, and exercise for weight control among Chinese young women with low body mass index

Yao, Liangshuang; Niu, Gengfeng; Sun, Xin; Duan, Changying; Zheng, Yueli

doi:10.1016/j.psychsport.2020.101767

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“…Body shame referred to the negative feeling about one’s own body, such as hating certain parts of the body (Fredrickson and Roberts, 1997). Consistent with previous studies (Boursier et al, 2020; Butkowski et al, 2019; Vendemia and De Andrea, 2018; Yao et al, 2020), selfie behavior was positively associated with body shame and body surveillance. Taking or posting photos of the self requires scrutinizing the self from an outside perspective.…”

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Why do selfies increase young women’s willingness to consider cosmetic surgery in China? The mediating roles of body surveillance and body shame

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The present study was designed to examine a possible two mediator model with both body surveillance and body shame mediating the association of selfie behavior with cosmetic surgery consideration in young adult women. A sample of 588 young adult women participated in this study and completed questionnaires regarding selfie behavior, body surveillance, body shame, and cosmetic surgery consideration. Results indicated that selfie behavior was positively related to cosmetic surgery consideration. In addition, the mediation analysis by PROCESS revealed that body surveillance and body shame mediated the relation between selfie behavior and cosmetic surgery consideration. These findings add to the extant literature by suggesting that selfie behavior may be a new experience of self-objectification, which provide new insights into the relation between selfie activities and cosmetic surgery consideration in young women.

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Why do selfies increase young women’s willingness to consider cosmetic surgery in China? The mediating roles of body surveillance and body shame

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“…Regarding gender, studies have shown that many young women are motivated to both obtain and maintain their perceived ideal body shape ( 42 ). Furthermore, women who constantly monitor their bodies tend to put an extreme emphasis on outward appearance and weight and are also more likely to be motivated in adopting stressful behaviors to obtain a body that meets societal expectations ( 43 ).…”

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Quarantine During COVID-19 Outbreak: Eating Behavior, Perceived Stress, and Their Independently Associated Factors in a Brazilian Sample

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The study aimed to assess the eating behavior [uncontrolled eating (UE), emotional eating (EE), and cognitive restraint (CR)], the perceived stress, and independently associated factors among Brazilians during the COVID-19 pandemic. An online survey was conducted and data about 1,368 participants were evaluated. Multivariate logistic regression models were performed to identify factors independently associated (socioeconomic, lifestyle, and eating habits data) with eating behaviors and perceived stress. Working in the COVID-19 frontline (OR = 2.19), increased food delivery (OR = 1.49), increased food intake (OR = 1.48), increased number of meals (OR = 1.13), and EE (OR = 1.05) were factors independently associated with UE. Variables that were independently associated with EE were: increased food intake (OR = 2.57), graduation in a non-health-related course (OR = 1.78), perceived stress (OR = 1.08), UE (OR = 1.07), and CR (OR = 1.02). Reduced snacking (OR = 2.08), female gender (OR = 1.47), having a higher degree (OR = 1.44), increased homemade meals (OR = 1.31), the higher difference in the frequency of instant meals and snacks intake (OR = 0.91), EE (OR = 1.01), not increased alcohol dose intake (OR = 0.57), and increased physical activity (OR = 0.54) were independently associated with CR. Perceived stress was independently associated with changes in the way of working or studying (OR = 2.48), worse sleep quality (OR = 2.22), younger age (OR = 1.06), and EE (OR = 1.02). This study indicates that socioeconomic variables, lifestyle, and eating habits were independently associated with the eating behaviors of Brazilians and perceived stress during the quarantine.

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“…In the latest decade, with the prevalence of social media platforms across the world, many societies, including women themselves, tend to elevate the importance of physical appearance in evaluating the worth of women [59] . For this phenomenon, researchers have identified some specific activities related to the self-objectification of women, including but not limited to accessing selfies, fitness images, advertisements featuring idealized bodies and TV shows [5,19,60] . By making appearance salient or highlighting appearance-relevant benefits, some appearance-relevant activities on social media seem to exacerbate the self-objectification of women in a relatively direct way.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…For example, past research reveals that women with high selfobjectification are likely to perceive body shame and body dissatisfaction because those ideal body standards are difficult to be achieved [18,19] . When women have a poor body image, they tend to take some compensatory strategies, such as taking appearance-oriented exercises [5] , investing in cosmetic medicine [8] , and engaging in an unhealthy diet [20,21] . Self-objectification also enables women to experience negative emotions.…”

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“…Similarly, Davis conducted a textual analysis for two Instagram sites and found that using Instagram can contribute to the self-objectification of female undergraduates [33] . On social media, women (in comparison to men) seem to be more willing to share their fitness-relevant contents and selfies [5,34] ; however, correlational and causal evidence consistently demonstrates that such contents highlight appearance-relevant benefits, which will increase women's body image concerns [4,5,35,36].…”

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Attractive appearance, future wealth! How exposure to visual wealth on social media contributes to female self-objectification

Luo,

Yang

2024

Environ. Soc. Psychol.

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Exposure to visual wealth on social media is a common phenomenon in daily life, but little research has been conducted to examine how this phenomenon affects individuals’ self-concept. By employing the social adaptation hypothesis of female self-objectification as a theoretical framework, the present research firstly investigated how visual wealth exposure on social media contributed to the self-objectification of women, and the downstream consequences linked to the self-objectification. To this end, three preregistered online studies were conducted. By adopting an online questionnaire survey, Study 1 found that there was a significantly positive relationship between visual wealth exposure and self-objectification, and economic inequality perception and competence perception played a chain-mediating role between them. By randomly assigning participants to the wealth-relevant image exposure condition or the natural scenery image exposure condition, Study 2 conceptually replicated the findings of Study 1. The following Study 3 further found that, participants exposed to wealth-relevant images displayed more preferences for an appearance-dominated job (working as a network entertainment-anchor) than those exposed to natural scenery images, and self-objectification mediated the effect of exposure condition on career choice. The current research provided additional empirical supports for the social adaptation hypothesis of female self-objectification, and also deepened our understanding of the relationship between social media use and the self-objectification of women.

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Selfie-posting on social networking sites, body surveillance, and exercise for weight control among Chinese young women with low body mass index

Cited by 8 publications

References 33 publications

Why do selfies increase young women’s willingness to consider cosmetic surgery in China? The mediating roles of body surveillance and body shame

Why do selfies increase young women’s willingness to consider cosmetic surgery in China? The mediating roles of body surveillance and body shame

Quarantine During COVID-19 Outbreak: Eating Behavior, Perceived Stress, and Their Independently Associated Factors in a Brazilian Sample

Attractive appearance, future wealth! How exposure to visual wealth on social media contributes to female self-objectification

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