The Effects of Acute Social Media Exposure on Body Dissatisfaction and Eating Behavior of Male and Female Students

IF 1 4区心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology Pub Date : 2022-08-01 DOI:10.1521/jscp.2022.41.4.365

A. Pink, Phoebe X. H. Lim, A. Y. Sim, B. Cheon

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Abstract

Introduction: Experimental research has examined the effect of social media on body dissatisfaction, but little attention has been given to the impact on eating behavior. Across two studies, we tested the causal relationship between acute social media use, body dissatisfaction and eating behavior. Methods: In Study 1, 80 female participants (age: M = 20.75 years; BMI: M = 21.3) viewed their own Facebook account or a news website before completing a portion size selection task. In Study 2 (pre-registered), 148 participants (81 females; age: M = 20.92 years; BMI: M = 22.19), viewed their own or an experimenter-curated Instagram profile before consuming potato chips ad-libitum. Results: In Study 1, body dissatisfaction was significantly higher in participants who viewed Facebook (compared to a news website) and significantly mediated the effect of condition on portion size selection. In Study 2, regardless of condition females reported significantly smaller ideal body sizes and higher body dissatisfaction compared to males. When females reported a thinner body size as ideal, females in the personal Instagram consumed significantly less potato chips than those in the control Instagram condition. When males reported a smaller actual body size, males in the personal Instagram condition consumed significantly less potato chips than males in the control Instagram condition. Discussion: Findings suggest brief bouts of social media use may produce immediate disruptions to body image of both sexes, and restrained snack intake of females endorsing thin ideals.

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急性社交媒体暴露对男女学生身体不满和饮食行为的影响

引言：实验研究考察了社交媒体对身体不满的影响，但很少关注对饮食行为的影响。在两项研究中，我们测试了急性社交媒体使用、身体不满和饮食行为之间的因果关系。方法：在研究1中，80名女性参与者（年龄：M=20.75岁；BMI：M=21.3）在完成份量选择任务之前查看了自己的Facebook账户或新闻网站。在研究2（预注册）中，148名参与者（81名女性；年龄：M=20.92岁；BMI：M=22.19）在随意食用薯片之前，查看了自己或实验者策划的Instagram个人资料。结果：在研究1中，浏览Facebook（与新闻网站相比）的参与者对身体的不满程度显著更高，并显著调节了条件对份量选择的影响。在研究2中，与男性相比，无论情况如何，女性的理想体型都要小得多，身体不满意程度也更高。当女性报告称自己的体型较瘦是理想的时，个人Instagram中的女性比对照组摄入的薯片要少得多。当男性报告实际体型较小时，处于个人Instagram状态的男性消耗的薯片明显少于处于对照状态的男性。讨论：研究结果表明，短暂使用社交媒体可能会立即破坏两性的身体形象，并抑制女性对苗条理想的零食摄入。

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Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology Multiple-

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期刊介绍： This journal is devoted to the application of theory and research from social psychology toward the better understanding of human adaptation and adjustment, including both the alleviation of psychological problems and distress (e.g., psychopathology) and the enhancement of psychological well-being among the psychologically healthy. Topics of interest include (but are not limited to) traditionally defined psychopathology (e.g., depression), common emotional and behavioral problems in living (e.g., conflicts in close relationships), the enhancement of subjective well-being, and the processes of psychological change in everyday life (e.g., self-regulation) and professional settings (e.g., psychotherapy and counseling). Articles reporting the results of theory-driven empirical research are given priority, but theoretical articles, review articles, clinical case studies, and essays on professional issues are also welcome. Articles describing the development of new scales (personality or otherwise) or the revision of existing scales are not appropriate for this journal.