USO DO INSTAGRAM, SATISFAÇÃO DA IMAGEM CORPORAL E AUTOESTIMA EM MULHERES JOVENS
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https://doi.org/10.36517/10.36517/revpsiufc.13.2.2022.15Keywords:
Instagram, body image, body satisfaction, self-esteem, womanAbstract
The aim was to assess the impact of Instagram's usage on young women's satisfaction with their body image and self-esteem. This is a quantitative cross-sectional study. A total of 329 women using Instagram, aged 18-24, answered this online survey. The data collection was through the RedCap platform. The research was published on social networks and was requested that other people would share on theirs. The method used was a non-probabilistic sample in order to reach as many participants as possible. The results showed that those who reported access to inspirational fitness content most frequently and compared themselves to other users showed decreased body satisfaction and self-esteem. Those who spend more than 2 hours per day on Instagram increased subjective feelings of salience and body fat perception. Time spent on Instagram increased the number of followers related to more self-esteem, strength, and physical fitness. Time spent, the frequency of Instagram use, and the type of content that women interact with, may relate to worse subjective feelings of self-esteem, salience, perception of body fat, disparagement and attractiveness.
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Bessenoff, G. R. (2006). Can the Media Affect Us? Social Comparison, Self-Discrepancy, and the Thin Ideal. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 30(3), 239–251. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-6402.2006.00292.x
Cardoso, F. L., Sacomori, C., Sperandio, F. F., & Krüger, A. P. (2012). Satisfação corporal em acadêmicos de Educação Física: proposta de um questionário. Motriz: Revista de Educação Física, 18(1), 63–71. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1980-65742012000100007
Castro, L. O. C. (2014). Uso de redes sociais: os benefícios e malefícios no ambiente social (C. Editorial (ed.)).
Chang, L., Li, P., Loh, R. S. M., & Chua, T. H. H. (2019). A study of Singapore adolescent girls’ selfie practices, peer appearance comparisons, and body esteem on Instagram. Body Image, 29, 90–99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2019.03.005
Cohen, R., Newton-John, T., & Slater, A. (2017). The relationship between Facebook and Instagram appearance-focused activities and body image concerns in young women. Body Image, 23, 183–187. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2017.10.002
De Carvalho, P. H. B., Gomes, L. D. F., & Ferreira, M. E. C. (2016). Comparação Social, Insatisfação Corporal e Comportamento Alimentar em Jovens Adultos. Interação Em Psicologia, 20(2). https://doi.org/10.5380/psi.v20i2.34784
Engeln, R., Loach, R., Imundo, M. N., & Zola, A. (2020). Compared to Facebook, Instagram use causes more appearance comparison and lower body satisfaction in college women. Body Image, 34, 38–45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2020.04.007
Fardouly, J., Willburger, B. K., & Vartanian, L. R. (2018). Instagram use and young women’s body image concerns and self-objectification: Testing mediational pathways. New Media & Society, 20(4), 1380–1395. https://doi.org/10.1177/1461444817694499
Ferguson, C. J. (2013). In the eye of the beholder: Thin-ideal media affects some, but not most, viewers in a meta-analytic review of body dissatisfaction in women and men. Psychology of Popular Media Culture, 2(1), 20–37. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0030766
Festinger, L. (1954). A Theory of Social Comparison Processes. Human Relations, 7(2), 117–140. https://doi.org/10.1177/001872675400700202
Garner, D. M., Olmstead, M. P., & Polivy, J. (1983). Development and validation of a multidimensional eating disorder inventory for anorexia nervosa and bulimia. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 2(2), 15–34. https://doi.org/10.1002/1098-108X(198321)2:2<15::AID-EAT2260020203>3.0.CO;2-6
Grabe, S., Ward, L. M., & Hyde, J. S. (2008). The role of the media in body image concerns among women: A meta-analysis of experimental and correlational studies. Psychological Bulletin, 134(3), 460–476. https://doi.org/10.1037/0033-2909.134.3.460
Harris, P. A., Taylor, R., Minor, B. L., Elliott, V., Fernandez, M., O’Neal, L., McLeod, L., Delacqua, G., Delacqua, F., Kirby, J., & Duda, S. N. (2019). The REDCap consortium: Building an international community of software platform partners. Journal of Biomedical Informatics, 95, 103208. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbi.2019.103208
Hutz, C. S., & Zanon, C. (2011). Revisão da apadtação, validação e normatização da escala de autoestima de Rosenberg. Avaliação Psicológica, 10(1), 41–49.
Internet World Stats. (2020). World Internet Usage and Population Statistics.
Karazsia, B. T., & Crowther, J. H. (2010). Sociocultural and Psychological Links to Men’s Engagement in Risky Body Change Behaviors. Sex Roles, 63(9–10), 747–756. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11199-010-9802-6
Kim, J. W., & Chock, T. M. (2015). Body image 2.0: Associations between social grooming on Facebook and body image concerns. Computers in Human Behavior, 48, 331–339. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2015.01.009
Lewallen, J. (2015). When image Isn’t Everything: The Effects of Instagram Frames on Social Comparison (5th ed.).
Lira, A. G., Ganen, A. de P., Lodi, A. S., & Alvarenga, M. dos S. (2017). Uso de redes sociais, influência da mídia e insatisfação com a imagem corporal de adolescentes brasileiras. Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria, 66(3), 164–171. https://doi.org/10.1590/0047-2085000000166
Lup, K., Trub, L., & Rosenthal, L. (2015). Instagram #Instasad?: Exploring Associations Among Instagram Use, Depressive Symptoms, Negative Social Comparison, and Strangers Followed. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 18(5), 247–252. https://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2014.0560
Moretti, S. L. do A., Bertoli, B. J., & Zucco, F. D. (2016). A imagem de Blumenau no Instagram: um estudo sobre destino turístico em redes sociais usando equações estruturais. Caderno Virtual de Turismo, 16(1). https://doi.org/10.18472/cvt.16n1.2016.1045
Prichard, I., Kavanagh, E., Mulgrew, K. E., Lim, M. S. C., & Tiggemann, M. (2020). The effect of Instagram #fitspiration images on young women’s mood, body image, and exercise behaviour. Body Image, 33, 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2020.02.002
Raggatt, M., Wright, C. J. C., Carrotte, E., Jenkinson, R., Mulgrew, K., Prichard, I., & Lim, M. S. C. (2018). “I aspire to look and feel healthy like the posts convey”: engagement with fitness inspiration on social media and perceptions of its influence on health and wellbeing. BMC Public Health, 18(1), 1002. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-5930-7
Rochelle, T. L., & Hu, W. Y. (2017). Media influence on drive for thinness, body satisfaction, and eating attitudes among young women in Hong Kong and China. Psychology, Health & Medicine, 22(3), 310–318. https://doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2016.1226507
Rodgers, R. F., O’Flynn, J. L., & McLean, S. A. (2019). Media and Eating Disorders. In The International Encyclopedia of Media Literacy (pp. 1–10). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118978238.ieml0060
Scagliusi, F. B., Polacow, V. O., Cordás, T. A., Coelho, D., Alvarenga, M., Philippi, S. T., &, & Lancha Junior, A. H. (2005). Psychometric testing and applications of the body attitudes questionnaire translated into portuguese. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 101(1), 21–41.
Son, J., Joseph, Ni. A., & McCracken, V. (2019). Instagram Captions Matter. How Regulatory Fit Relates to Consumer Interactions and Brand Evaluations on Social Media. https://doi.org/10.31274/itaa.10233
Stice, E., Schupak-Neuberg, E., Shaw, H. E., & Stein, R. I. (1994). Relation of media exposure to eating disorder symptomatology: An examination of mediating mechanisms. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 103(4), 836–840. https://doi.org/10.1037/0021-843X.103.4.836
Tiggemann, M., & Slater, A. (2017). Facebook and body image concern in adolescent girls: A prospective study. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 50(1), 80–83. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.22640
Tiggemann, M., Slater, A., Bury, B., Hawkins, K., & Firth, B. (2013). Disclaimer labels on fashion magazine advertisements: Effects on social comparison and body dissatisfaction. Body Image, 10(1), 45–53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2012.08.001
Tiggemann, M., & Zaccardo, M. (2015). “Exercise to be fit, not skinny”: The effect of fitspiration imagery on women’s body image. Body Image, 15, 61–67. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2015.06.003
Wegmann, E., Oberst, U., Stodt, B., & Brand, M. (2017). Online-specific fear of missing out and Internet-use expectancies contribute to symptoms of Internet-communication disorder. Addictive Behaviors Reports, 5, 33–42. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.abrep.2017.04.001
Yang, C. (2016). Instagram Use, Loneliness, and Social Comparison Orientation: Interact and Browse on Social Media, But Don’t Compare. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 19(12), 703–708. https://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2016.0201
Yurdagül, C., Kircaburun, K., Emirtekin, E., Wang, P., & Griffiths, M. D. (2019). Psychopathological Consequences Related to Problematic Instagram Use Among Adolescents: The Mediating Role of Body Image Dissatisfaction and Moderating Role of Gender. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-019-00071-8
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2022-06-30
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Pires Portugal, M. ., & Marcelino Siquara, G. . (2022). USO DO INSTAGRAM, SATISFAÇÃO DA IMAGEM CORPORAL E AUTOESTIMA EM MULHERES JOVENS. Journal of Psychology, 13(2), 213–226. https://doi.org/10.36517/10.36517/revpsiufc.13.2.2022.15
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