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The Relationship Between Body Image Concerns, Eating Disorders and Internet Use, Part II: An Integrated Theoretical Model

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Rodgers, Rachel F.·2016·Adolescent Research Review

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  • Adolescents with higher levels of internalization, comparison, and body dissatisfaction may search for and interact with idealized content on social media to satisfy their inclination toward appearance ideals.

    “Adolescents with higher levels of internalization, comparison, and body dissatisfaction may search for and interact with idealized content on social media to satisfy their inclination toward appearance ideals.”

    From Navigating Beauty Standards on Social Media: Impact of Appearance Activity on Adolescents’ Body Dissatisfaction (2025) · cites this paper as Rodgers, 2016

    The Gratifications Theory section describes people selectively seeking appearance-related media, and The Role of the Internet section says social media offers ideal-focused content and opportunities for appearance comparison. But the paper does not specifically say that adolescents with higher internalization, comparison, and body dissatisfaction seek and interact with that content to satisfy an inclination toward appearance ideals. (LLM, conf=0.85)

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  • Body dissatisfaction, along with internalization and appearance comparison, may drive adolescents to engage more frequently in appearance activity.

    “While appearance activity can contribute to later body dissatisfaction (de Valle et al., 2021), body dissatisfaction, along with internalization and appearance comparison, may also drive adolescents to engage more frequently in appearance activity.”

    From Navigating Beauty Standards on Social Media: Impact of Appearance Activity on Adolescents’ Body Dissatisfaction (2025) · cites this paper as Rodgers, 2016

    In The Role of the Internet (page unavailable), the paper reports that dissatisfaction with appearance is a common reason for removing tags from photos, supporting the idea that dissatisfaction can motivate an appearance-related online action. Sociocultural Theory links internalization and appearance comparison to body dissatisfaction, but the cited passages do not say that all three factors drive adolescents to engage more frequently in appearance activity. (LLM, conf=0.78)

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  • Social media has become a primary source through which young women receive and transmit information about beauty standards and engage in self-objectification and social comparison.

    “In the decades since the theories above were introduced, SM has become a primary source through which young women receive and transmit information about beauty standards and engage in self-objectification and social comparison (Perloff, 2014; Rodgers, 2016).”

    From The Perfect Storm: A Developmental-Sociocultural Framework for the Role of Social Media in Adolescent Girls' Body Image Concerns and Mental Health. (2022) · cites this paper as Rodgers, 2016

    In “The Role of the Internet” (page unavailable), Rodgers describes social media as a vehicle for appearance ideals and peer feedback, and says it may promote social comparison. “Usefulness of Feminist and Self-Objectification Theory” (page unavailable) describes conditions that might promote self-objectification. The paper supports those mechanisms and users’ contributions to online content, but calls the Internet an “additional source” of appearance-focused media; it does not establish that social media has become a primary source for young women. (LLM, conf=0.87)

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  • One of the primary ways that social media image exposure affects adolescents' body image and mental health is through social comparison.

    “One of the primary ways that SM image exposure affects adolescents' body image and mental health is through social comparison (see Perloff, 2014; Rodgers, 2016).”

    From The Perfect Storm: A Developmental-Sociocultural Framework for the Role of Social Media in Adolescent Girls' Body Image Concerns and Mental Health. (2022) · cites this paper as Rodgers, 2016

    In “The Role of the Internet” (page unavailable), Rodgers says social-media images offer opportunities for appearance comparison that may lead to body dissatisfaction and eating pathology. “Sociocultural Theory” calls appearance comparison a critical mechanism for body-image and eating concerns. These passages support the proposed pathway, but not the broader claim about adolescents’ mental health beyond those outcomes. (LLM, conf=0.82)

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  • A hypothesised feedback loop between body image concerns and eating pathology reinforces the addictive nature of social media and sustained motivations for use despite potentially adverse outcomes.

    “a hypothesised feedback loop between the two reinforces the addictive nature of social media and sustained motivations for use despite potentially adverse outcomes.”

    From The social media diet: A scoping review to investigate the association between social media, body image and eating disorders amongst young people (2023) · cites this paper as [43]

    In “Usefulness and Future Directions” (page unavailable), the paper describes a hypothesized feedback loop in which gratifications from Internet and social media use may prompt continued engagement despite negative feedback or outcomes. The integrated model also links social-media interactions to body dissatisfaction and eating-disorder symptoms, but the paper does not characterize this loop as reinforcing an addictive nature of social media. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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Authors
Rodgers, R. F.
Affiliations
Northeastern University (US)
Corresponding author
Rodgers, Rachel F.
Venue
Adolescent Research Review
Published
2015-10-07
Volume
1
Issue
2
Pages
121-137
ISSN
  • 2363-8346 (ISSN-L)
  • 2363-8354
OpenAlex
W1878311791
Cited by
112
References
117
Citations by year
2026: 9 · 2025: 13 · 2024: 19 · 2023: 16 · 2022: 13 · 2021: 16 · 2020: 10 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 1
FWCI
4.55
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
Adolescent Research Review (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
Keywords
body image concern, eating disorders, eating pathology, internet use, social media use, adolescents, sociocultural theory, feminist theory, impression management theory, social identity theory, uses and gratifications theory, integrative model

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