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Are We There Yet? Progress in Depicting Diverse Images of Beauty in Instagram’s Body Positivity Movement

Lazuka, Rebecca F., Wick, Madeline R., Keel, Pamela K., Harriger, Jennifer A.·2020·Body Image

DOI 10.1016/j.bodyim.2020.05.001

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As the literature on the narrowly defined standards of beauty portrayed in social media has increased, a newer focus on body positivity messages has also emerged. Body positivity challenges the unrealistic standards of beauty present in the media by the promotion and acceptance of diverse body sizes and appearances. In an effort to further understand the messages of body positivity in social media, this study examined the content of 246 body positive posts from the broad Instagram community. Results demonstrated an inclusion and appreciation of diverse physical appearances, as well as themes consistent with messages promoting body positivity. In contrast to content on popular body positivity accounts, several of the posts from the broader Instagram community did, however, contain contradictory messages, such as the promotion of weight loss or the praise of extreme thinness. Future research examining such contradictory messages in body positivity posts and their effects on body image and other related domains is warranted.

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Authors: Lazuka, R. F., Wick, M. R., Keel, P. K., & Harriger, J. A.
Affiliations: Pepperdine University (US)
Florida State University (US)
Corresponding author: Harriger, Jennifer A.
ORCID: Wick, Madeline R.
Keel, Pamela K.
Harriger, Jennifer A.
Venue: Body Image
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2020-09
Volume: 34
Pages: 85-93
ISSN: 1740-1445 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2020.05.001
OpenAlex: W3035281263
Semantic Scholar: da59123c4e7a4a6f743db937bcabe36654050cfe
Cited by: 189
References: 48
Citations by year: 2026: 19 · 2025: 36 · 2024: 36 · 2023: 46 · 2022: 32 · 2021: 20
FWCI: 9.73
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
www.elsevier.com/legal/tdmrep-license (tdm)
Locations: Body Image (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender, Feminism, and Media
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
Keywords: body positivity, Instagram, social media, body size diversity, thin ideal
MeSH terms: Physical Appearance, Body, Attitude, Beauty, Body Image, Clothing, Ethnicity, Female, Humans, Thinness, Social Media

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