It appears on my feed! Differences in intentionality of fitspiration exposure by weight/shape concerns, disordered eating, and self-compassion in women

IF 2.4 3区医学 Q2 PSYCHIATRY

Eating behaviors Pub Date : 2024-01-01 DOI:10.1016/j.eatbeh.2024.101850

Kimaya R. Gracias, Isabella G. Pilot, Lauren A. Stutts

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Abstract

Viewing fitspiration (fitness inspiration) has been found to increase body dissatisfaction and negative affect; however, minimal research has examined how body dissatisfaction and related variables differ based on intentionality of fitspiration exposure. This study's aim was to examine differences in levels of weight/shape concerns, disordered eating, and self-compassion according to type of fitspiration exposure. Participants included 234 female undergraduate students who completed online questionnaires. We created three groups of fitspiration exposure based on their self-report of Instagram exposure: unexposed (neither view nor post fitspiration; n = 43), incidentally exposed (report seeing fitspiration content unintentionally; n = 119), and intentionally exposed (intentionally view and/or post fitspiration; n = 72). Weight/shape concerns, disordered eating, and self-compassion were significantly worse in the intentionally exposed group and incidentally exposed group compared to the unexposed group. These results suggest that exposure to fitspiration, regardless of intention, may be problematic and should be limited.

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它出现在我的 feed 上！女性对体重/体型、饮食失调和自我同情的关注程度不同，接触健身启发的意向性也不同

研究发现，观看健身启发（fitpiration）会增加身体不满意度和负面情绪；然而，很少有研究探讨身体不满意度和相关变量如何根据健身启发暴露的意向性而有所不同。本研究的目的是根据健身启发的类型，研究体重/体形问题、饮食紊乱和自我同情水平的差异。参与者包括 234 名本科女学生，她们填写了在线问卷。我们根据他们对 Instagram 暴露情况的自我报告，将其分为三组：未暴露组（既不查看也不发布 fitspiration；n = 43）、偶然暴露组（报告无意中看到 fitspiration 内容；n = 119）和有意暴露组（有意查看和/或发布 fitspiration；n = 72）。与未接触组相比，有意接触组和偶然接触组对体重/体形的担忧、饮食紊乱和自我同情明显更严重。这些结果表明，无论是否有意，接触健身启示都可能会产生问题，因此应加以限制。

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Eating behaviors Multiple-

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4.20

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3.60%

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审稿时长

60 days

期刊介绍： Eating Behaviors is an international peer-reviewed scientific journal publishing human research on the etiology, prevention, and treatment of obesity, binge eating, and eating disorders in adults and children. Studies related to the promotion of healthy eating patterns to treat or prevent medical conditions (e.g., hypertension, diabetes mellitus, cancer) are also acceptable. Two types of manuscripts are encouraged: (1) Descriptive studies establishing functional relationships between eating behaviors and social, cognitive, environmental, attitudinal, emotional or biochemical factors; (2) Clinical outcome research evaluating the efficacy of prevention or treatment protocols.