Selfie Posting on Social Networking Sites and Female Adolescents’ Self-Objectification: The Moderating Role of Imaginary Audience Ideation

Zheng, Dong; Ni, Xiao-li; Luo, Yi-jun

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Selfie Posting on Social Networking Sites and Female Adolescents’ Self-Objectification: The Moderating Role of Imaginary Audience Ideation

Zheng, Dong, Ni, Xiao-li, Luo, Yi-jun·2019·Sex Roles

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Empirical evidence from adolescent girls in China suggests that those who post more selfies and have high imaginary audience ideation engage in more self-objectification.
“Additionally, empirical evidence from adolescent girls in China suggests that those who post more selfies and have high imaginary audience ideation engage in more self-objectification (Zheng et al., 2019).”
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Authors: Zheng, D., Ni, X.-L., & Luo, Y.-J.
Affiliations: Shaanxi University of Science and Technology (CN)
ORCID: Zheng, Dong
Venue: Sex Roles
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 2018-06-29
Volume: 80
Issue: 5-6
Pages: 325-331
ISSN: 0360-0025 (ISSN-L)
1573-2762
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-018-0937-1
OpenAlex: W2811486260
Cited by: 98
References: 43
Citations by year: 2026: 8 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 19 · 2023: 12 · 2022: 16 · 2021: 12 · 2020: 16 · 2019: 9
FWCI: 21.05
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
Locations: Sex Roles (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender, Feminism, and Media
Keywords: social networking sites, self-objectification, imaginary audience, adolescent girls, sexual objectification, online self-presentation, moderating effect

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