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Are We There Yet? Progress in Depicting Diverse Images of Beauty in Instagram’s Body Positivity Movement
Abstract
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.
- Venue
- Body Image
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2020-09
- Volume
- 34
- Pages
- 85-93
- ISSN
- 1740-1445 (ISSN-L)
- 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
- 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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