Links Between Exposure to Sexualized Instagram Images and Body Image Concerns in Girls and Boys

被引:16
作者
Skowronski, Marika [1 ]
Busching, Robert [1 ]
Krahe, Barbara [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Potsdam, Dept Psychol, Karl Liebknecht Str 24-25, D-14476 Potsdam, Germany
关键词
social media; sexualization; body image concerns; self-objectification; body surveillance; SELF-OBJECTIFICATION; MEDIA; INTERNALIZATION; CONSCIOUSNESS; IMPACT; IDEAL;
D O I
10.1027/1864-1105/a000296
中图分类号
G2 [信息与知识传播];
学科分类号
05 ; 0503 ;
摘要
The current study examined the links between viewing female and male sexualized Instagram images (SII) and body image concerns within the three-step process of self-objectification among adolescents aged 13-18 years from Germany (N = 300, 61% female). Participants completed measures of SII use, thin- and muscular-ideal internalization, valuing appearance over competence, and body surveillance. Structural equation modeling revealed that SII use was associated with body image concerns for boys and girls via different routes. Specifically, female SII use was indirectly associated with higher body surveillance via thin-ideal internalization and subsequent valuing appearance over competence for girls. For both girls and boys, male SII use was indirectly linked to higher body surveillance via muscular-ideal internalization. Implications for the three-step model of self-objectification by sexualized social media are discussed.
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