Snaps, Selfies, and Shares: How Three Popular Social Media Platforms Contribute to the Sociocultural Model of Disordered Eating Among Young Women.
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The current study aimed to integrate and test the sociocultural model of disordered eating with theories explaining the impact of mass media on the development of disordered eating for users of three popular social networking platforms. Young women social networking site (SNS) users (age 18-24) who had never received an eating disorder diagnosis (N = 637) completed questions capturing their SNS gratifications and usage, body surveillance, social comparisons, body dissatisfaction, and eating pathology. Measures were administered in one online session. Model relationships were similar across users of all three SNS platforms: Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat. Users of all platforms demonstrated a significant positive relationship between upward comparisons and disordered eating outcomes, and between body surveillance and disordered eating outcomes, although differences between models did emerge. Empirical findings support extending the sociocultural model of disordered eating to include SNS uses and gratifications.
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Comparisons on social media tended to be 'upward' and yielded feelings of inadequacy and self-loathing.
“Comparisons tended to be ‘upward’ and yielded feelings of inadequacy and self-loathing [53, 63, 68].”
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 [68]
The Introduction (page unavailable) links upward appearance comparisons to higher body dissatisfaction, and the Path analyses (page unavailable) report robust links among upward comparison, body dissatisfaction, and disordered eating. The paper does not establish that comparisons tended to be upward rather than downward, or report feelings of inadequacy and self-loathing specifically. (LLM, conf=0.84)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredFive cross-sectional studies yielded statistically significant associations between social media usage and various clinical eating disorders, including night eating syndrome, binge eating disorder and bulimia nervosa.
“Five cross-sectional studies yielded statistically significant associations between social media usage and various clinical eating disorders. These ranged from night eating syndrome [67], to binge eating disorder [68] and bulimia nervosa [69].”
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 [68]
The Abstract (page unavailable) describes one study of young women who had never received an eating-disorder diagnosis, not five studies of clinical disorders. The Path analyses (page unavailable) report associations involving disordered-eating behaviors, including purging, but do not establish an association between social media usage and diagnosed bulimia nervosa—the condition to which this citation is attached. (LLM, conf=0.88)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredSuch phenomenon might be explained by the social comparison theory, where individuals assess their social value by comparing themselves to similar virtual personas.
“Such phenomenon might be explained by the social comparison theory, where individuals assess their social value by comparing themselves to similar virtual personas. 61”
From Mixed reality technology for older adults: Evaluating the impact of a novel virtual humanoid coach in a community-based physical exercise program in the Philippines (2024) · cites this paper as [61]
The Introduction says social comparison theory involves comparing oneself with similar others to acquire self-knowledge in a given domain, and it discusses appearance-related comparisons on social networking sites. It does not specifically characterize that process as assessing one's social value against virtual personas. (LLM, conf=0.78)
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The influence of social media on body dissatisfaction among college students
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“…or relationships between SNS usage and well-being across different platforms and found that the relationship between SNS use and psychological outcomes can vary depending on the type of SNS platform used (Sakurai et al., 2021; Saunders & Eaton, 2018; Schmuck et al., 2019; Utz et al., 2015).”
MethodShannen, T., Kang, S. R., & Kim, S. (2020) · Child Health Nursing Research · doi:10.4094/chnr.2020.26.1.121 · Cited by 23 · see citing works
“This indicated that SM was a major activity and an essential part of these young peoples’ daily social lives and interpersonal relationships [6].”
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Mining Textual and Imagery Instagram Data during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Amanatidis, D., Mylona, I., Kamenidou, I. E., Mamalis, S. A., & Stavrianea, A. (2021) · Applied Sciences · doi:10.3390/app11094281 · Cited by 23 · see citing works
“The most popular social networking services in the USA are Snapchat, Instagram, and Facebook, with a high degree of acceptance, particularly in the case of younger users [5].”
BackgroundImpact of social network use on anorexia and bulimia in female adolescents: a systematic review
Lozano-Muñoz, N., Borrallo-Riego, Á., & Guerra-Martín, M. D. (2022) · Anales del Sistema Sanitario de Navarra · doi:10.23938/assn.1009 · Cited by 23 · see citing works
Lenzi, M., Elgar, F. J., Marino, C., Canale, N., Vieno, A., Berchialla, P., Stevens, G. W. J. M., Boniel‐Nissim, M., van den Eijnden, R. J. J. M., & Lyyra, N. (2022) · Information Communication & Society · doi:10.1080/1369118x.2022.2109981 · Cited by 23 · see citing works
“…circumstances, adolescents may especially feel a stronger need to use social media because it provides a setting to display and compare appearance, behavior, interests, status and social a ff airs, often resulting in feedback from others in the network (Saunders & Eaton, 2018; Uhlmann et al., 2018).”
BackgroundSaunders, J. F., & Eaton, A. A. (2018) · International Journal of Eating Disorders · doi:10.1002/eat.22978 · Cited by 22 · see citing works
“…prior quantitative work finding that all body, food, and exercise comparisons are detrimental to disordered eating (i.e., Fitzsimmons-Craft, 2017; Saunders & Eaton, 2018), and in contrast to Festinger's (1954) original conceptualization of the upward– downward spectrum, these comparisons reduced…”
ResultSelf-citationKasson, E. M., Vázquez, M. M., Doroshenko, C., Fitzsimmons‐Craft, E. E., Wilfley, D. E., Taylor, C. B., & Cavazos‐Rehg, P. A. (2021) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph18157979 · Cited by 21 · see citing works
“Furthermore, these platforms are more heavily image based and include other features like image filters and video editing that may promote social comparisons and the thin ideal making them ideal avenues to recruit teens at risk for EDs [68,69].”
BackgroundSaunders, J. F., Eaton, A. A., & Fitzsimmons‐Craft, E. E. (2019) · Psychology of Women Quarterly · doi:10.1177/0361684319851718 · Cited by 20 · see citing works
“Body-, eating-, and exercise-related social comparisons during behavioral remission have been examined qualitatively, to better understand the function these comparisons serve during recovery (Saunders & Eaton, 2018b).”
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The Impact of Social Media on Disordered Eating: Insights from Israel
Dopelt, K., & Houminer-Klepar, N. (2025) · Nutrients · doi:10.3390/nu17010180 · Cited by 19 · see citing works
“Social media use correlated with increased disordered eating, body image dissat-isfaction, and negative mental health outcomes among young people [2,15,24–26].”
The impact of snapchat usage on drunkorexia behaviors in college women
Foster, S., O'Mealey, M., Farmer, C., & Carvallo, M. (2020) · Journal of American College Health · doi:10.1080/07448481.2020.1775609 · Cited by 17 · see citing works
“Perhaps, the most compelling evidence of the link between image-based platforms usage and disordered eating is found in a study by Saunders and Eaton.39 In their study, the researchers found that the valence of participants’ daily Snapchat experience (ranging from positive to negative) was associated with body compari…”
BackgroundNikolova, I., & LaMarre, A. (2023) · Psychology of Women Quarterly · doi:10.1177/03616843231166378 · Cited by 19 · see citing works
“Instagram can be a space ripe for social comparison (Au & Cosh, 2022; Saffran et al., 2016; Saunders & Eaton, 2018a, 2018b), requiring users to take control over their feeds to avoid falling into a negative comparison trap.”
BackgroundSocial media and disordered eating among middle-aged women: Not just an adolescent concern
Thompson, K. A., Miller, A. J., Walsh, E. C., & Bardone‐Cone, A. M. (2023) · Eating Behaviors · doi:10.1016/j.eatbeh.2023.101748 · Cited by 17 · see citing works
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Expanding Models Testing Media Contributions to Self-Sexualization
Grower, P. L., Ward, L. M., & Trekels, J. (2019) · SAGE Open · doi:10.1177/2158244019848905 · Cited by 17 · see citing works
“…or different features of these SNS might be associated with women’s self-objectification tendencies (e.g., differential influences of photo-based SNS vs. text-based SNS; posting photos vs. status updates; Manago et al., 2015; Mingoia, Hutchinson, Wilson, & Gleaves, 2017; Saunders & Eaton, 2018).”
BackgroundRahmat, W., Tiawati, R. L., Kemal, E., Tatalia, R. G., Azri, H., & Wulandari, Y. (2023) · Journal of Communication Inquiry · doi:10.1177/01968599231174848 · Cited by 17 · see citing works
Steube, F., Löwe, B., & Weigel, A. (2022) · Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia Bulimia and Obesity · doi:10.1007/s40519-022-01381-y · Cited by 16 · see citing works
“In previous studies on social media exposure in non-pregnant young women, a positive association was found between upward comparisons and body monitoring with disordered eating behavior [34].”
BackgroundThe relationship among positive body image, body esteem, and eating attitude in Iranian population
Nia, H. S., Froelicher, E. S., Görgülü, Ö., Osborne, J. W., Błachnio, A., Fazeli, A. R., Goudarzian, A. H., & Kaveh, O. (2024) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1304555 · Cited by 15 · see citing works
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“…social comparison on social media is negatively associated with subjective well ‐ being (Allcott et al. 2020; Chae 2018; Choi and Kim 2020; Hanna et al. 2017; Hudders and Lou 2023; Saunders and Eaton 2018), a finding confirmed by two meta ‐ analyses (Yang, Wei, and Tang 2019; Yoon et al. 2019).”
Physical Activity Misinformation on Social Media: Systematic Review
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Enhancing User Privacy Through Ephemeral Sharing Design: Experimental Evidence from Online Dating
He, Y., Xu, X., Huang, N., Hong, Y., & De, L. (2020) · Information Systems Research · doi:10.1287/isre.2021.0379 · Cited by 17 · see citing works
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Göbel, P., Şanlıer, N., Yılmaz, S., Açıkalın, B., & Kocabaş, Ş. (2023) · Ecology of Food and Nutrition · doi:10.1080/03670244.2023.2179044 · Cited by 12 · see citing works
“Along with the increasing body image anxiety, the time spent using social media and the frequency of exposure can result in an eating disorder, which shows that eating is affected by sociocultural domains (Saunders and Eaton 2018).”
BackgroundMethodLópez, E., Flecha-Ortiz, J. A., Santos‐Corrada, M., & Dones, V. (2021) · Global Business Review · doi:10.1177/09721509211005676 · Cited by 11 · see citing works
“We define ephemeral content as a type of communication in which the user would have limited time to access the information that would be processed differently (Mehra et al., 2018; Saunders & Eaton, 2018; Wakefield & Wakefield, 2016).”
Jennings, A. F., LeBlanc, H., Kisch, K., Lancaster, S. L., & Allen, J. M. (2020) · Eating Disorders · doi:10.1080/10640266.2020.1712634 · Cited by 10 · see citing works
“Indeed, negative experiences on social media focused on appearance (i.e., Instagram) impact body dissatisfaction through processes of social comparison and body surveillance (Brown & Tiggemann, 2016; Saunders & Eaton, 2018), demonstrating an interplay of cognitive and emotional factors.”
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Gangguan Makan pada Remaja Dipengaruhi Oleh Media Sosial Melalui Citra Tubuh Negatif
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Changing to Impress: Testing a Mediation Model from Instagram Self-presentation to Cosmetic Surgery
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“30 31–34 One study was found that Instagram had the most impact on symptoms related to orthorexia nervosa (ON).”
Malloy, J. A., Partridge, S. R., Kemper, J. A., Braakhuis, A. J., & Roy, R. (2024) · Nutrients · doi:10.3390/nu16244364 · Cited by 6 · see citing works
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“…β = 0.26, B = 2.24, SE = 0.60, p < 0.001, upward comparisons (Instagram β = 0.10, B = 1.20, SE = 0.59, p = 0.031; Snapchat β = 0.17; B = 2.23, SE = 0.70, p < 0.001) all of which positively correlated with body dissatisfaction which predicted purging, binge eating and restraint (all p < 0.001) [35].”
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The Challenges and Future Opportunities of Social Commerce
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A Qualitative Model of Weight Cycling
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“Social media usage is also related to body dissatisfaction, upward comparisons, body surveillance, and/ or disordered eating across body weights and genders (e.g., Choukas-Bradley et al., 2022; Saunders & Eaton, 2018).”
The Influences of Social Media on Eating Disorder Risk
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“Notably, these findings diverge from certain research that has suggested a connection between Instagram and eating disorders (26,27) , although a recent systematic review noted an inconclusive relationship (28) .”
ResultMurley, W. D., Oberle, C. D., Howard, K. J., & Perrotte, J. K. (2024) · Eating Behaviors · doi:10.1016/j.eatbeh.2024.101879 · Cited by 5 · see citing works
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“Disordered eating patterns are common among young women, especially in Western countries, due to robust cultural pressures for a thin body as a symbol of female beauty (Saunders & Eaton, 2018).”
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“Social media has been a major force driving this trend (Jackson et al., 2021; Saunders & Eaton, 2018).”
How changing API terms changed Instagram's domain? A bibliometric analysis
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Narcissistic Personality, Social Media and Mental Health in Early Adulthood
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Frequency, Correlates, and Symptom Severity of Eating Disorders Among College Students in Mexico
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“Social media misuse has been identified as a significant contributing factor to the development of ED symptomatology [37], likely due to its association with a social comparison tendencies [38,39].”
Eating behaviors in the digital age: the role of social media and healthy diet literacy
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“This frequently reinforces the notion that purity in eating signifies self-discipline, consequently nurturing the belief that any deviation from these standards constitutes a failure (Turner and Lefevre 2017; Mabe et al. 2014; Saunders and Eaton 2018; De Jans et al .”
Social network sites as learning environments and their implications for mental health
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“Health professionals should integrate discussions about SN use into their treatment of body dissatisfaction and disordered eating [2].”
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“For example, as research has suggested that Snapchat use is associated with body dissatisfaction (Saunders & Eaton, 2018), we double-checked with several participants that they considered Snapchat positive, in response to which participants emphasized they only used it to interact with close…”
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- Authors
- Saunders, J. F., & Eaton, A. A.
- Affiliations
- Florida International University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Saunders, Jessica F.
- Venue
- Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2018-06
- Volume
- 21
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 343-354
- ISSN
- 2152-2715 (ISSN-L)
- 2152-2723
- OpenAlex
- W2807269091
- Cited by
- 169
- References
- 63
- Citations by year
- 2026: 10 · 2025: 19 · 2024: 27 · 2023: 29 · 2022: 32 · 2021: 16 · 2020: 20 · 2019: 15 · 2018: 1
- FWCI
- 15.30
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Digital Scholarship - UNLV (University of Nevada Reno) (submittedVersion)
- 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
- disordered eating, young women, social networking sites, Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook, body surveillance, upward social comparison, body dissatisfaction, eating pathology, media influence
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Feeding and Eating Disorders, Culture, Female, Humans, Social Perception, Young Adult, Social Networking, Social Media
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