Facebook Photo Activity Associated with Body Image Disturbance in Adolescent Girls
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The present study examined the relationship between body image and adolescent girls' activity on the social networking site (SNS) Facebook (FB). Research has shown that elevated Internet "appearance exposure" is positively correlated with increased body image disturbance among adolescent girls, and there is a particularly strong association with FB use. The present study sought to replicate and extend upon these findings by identifying the specific FB features that correlate with body image disturbance in adolescent girls. A total of 103 middle and high school females completed questionnaire measures of total FB use, specific FB feature use, weight dissatisfaction, drive for thinness, thin ideal internalization, appearance comparison, and self-objectification. An appearance exposure score was calculated based on subjects' use of FB photo applications relative to total FB use. Elevated appearance exposure, but not overall FB usage, was significantly correlated with weight dissatisfaction, drive for thinness, thin ideal internalization, and self-objectification. Implications for eating disorder prevention programs and best practices in researching SNSs are discussed.
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Focusing on other people's photos, more so than overall time on SM, is associated with adolescent girls' and young women's body dissatisfaction, and in turn, depressive symptoms and disordered eating.
“A growing body of work suggests that focusing on other people's photos, more so than overall time on SM, is associated with adolescent girls' and young women's body dissatisfaction, and in turn, depressive symptoms and disordered eating (e.g., Cohen et al., 2018; Meier & Gray, 2014).”
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 Meier & Gray, 2014
Female high school Facebook users made more appearance comparisons than non-users.
“Also, research showed that female high school Facebook users made more appearance comparisons than non-users (Meier & Gray, 2014).”
From The reciprocal and indirect relationships between passive Facebook use, comparison on Facebook, and adolescents' body dissatisfaction (2017) · cites this paper as Meier & Gray, 2014
Social media use and appearance-related exposure to the internet reinforce the internalization of thin ideals, which in turn promotes body dissatisfaction.
“previous studies suggest that social media use [26,29] and appearance-related exposure to the internet [10] reinforce the internalization of thin ideals, which would in turn promote body dissatisfaction.”
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The effect of body image avoidance is likely driven by social comparison processes, particularly when a person is confronted with thin models or other attractive persons, and might be stronger on Instagram and for users with low self-esteem and being female.
“The latter effect is likely driven by social comparison processes, in particular when a person is confronted with thin models or other (thin) attractive persons [90]. These effects might be in particular strong on platforms such as Instagram and for those users with low self-esteem [91] and being female [92,93].”
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- Authors
- Meier, E. P., & Gray, J.
- Affiliations
- American University (US)
- ORCID
- Meier, Evelyn P.
- Venue
- Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2014-04
- Volume
- 17
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 199-206
- ISSN
- 2152-2715 (ISSN-L)
- 2152-2723
- OpenAlex
- W2096095812
- Cited by
- 585
- References
- 41
- Citations by year
- 2026: 22 · 2025: 32 · 2024: 60 · 2023: 57 · 2022: 69 · 2021: 63 · 2020: 76 · 2019: 54 · 2018: 47 · 2017: 41 · 2016: 32 · 2015: 26 · 2014: 5
- FWCI
- 23.34
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (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
- Facebook, body image disturbance, adolescent girls, social networking sites, weight dissatisfaction, drive for thinness, thin-ideal internalization, appearance comparison, self-objectification, eating disorder prevention, image sharing
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Feeding and Eating Disorders, Body Image, Female, Humans, Surveys and Questionnaires, Self Concept, Thinness, Internet, Young Adult, Social Media
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