Social networking sites and men’s drive for muscularity: Testing a revised objectification model.

IF 2.7 3区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

Psychology of Men & Masculinities Pub Date : 2020-04-06 DOI:10.1037/men0000265

Veya Seekis, G. Bradley, Amanda L. Duffy

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Abstract

The contribution of social media to men’s drive for muscularity (DM) has received limited research attention. This study drew on a revised objectification theory to predict attitudes and behaviors pertaining to DM that arise from using social networking sites (SNSs). A sample of 303 undergraduate men, aged 17–25 years, completed online questionnaire measures of engagement in three SNS activities (browsing or following celebrity, fashion, and grooming sites, browsing or following fitspiration sites, and placing importance on online “likes” and comments). Also assessed were body surveillance, social appearance anxiety, and two indices of DM (attitudes and behavior). Structural equation modeling was used to test an objectification theory-based model of the antecedents of DM. Results supported a serial mediation process comprising paths from two of the SNS activities (browsing or following celebrity, fashion, and grooming sites and placing importance on online “likes” and comments) through, in turn, body surveillance and social appearance anxiety, to DM attitudes but not to DM behaviors. Viewing fitspiration sites predicted DM behaviors and attitudes directly, rather than indirectly. Findings extend objectification theory as a useful framework for identifying the influence of some SNS uses on young men’s DM and suggest strategies through which the negative effects of SNS use on excessive DM may be curtailed.

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社交网站和男性对肌肉的追求:测试一个修正的物化模型。

社交媒体对男性追求肌肉(DM)的贡献得到了有限的研究关注。本研究利用修订后的客观化理论来预测因使用社交网站(sns)而产生的与糖尿病相关的态度和行为。303名年龄在17-25岁的男性大学生完成了三项社交网络活动(浏览或关注名人、时尚和美容网站、浏览或关注健身网站、重视在线“点赞”和评论)参与度的在线问卷调查。还评估了身体监测、社交外表焦虑和两项糖尿病指数(态度和行为)。结构方程模型用于检验基于客观化理论的DM前因模型。结果支持一系列中介过程，包括两种SNS活动(浏览或关注名人、时尚和美容网站，并重视在线“喜欢”和评论)依次通过身体监视和社交外表焦虑到DM态度，而不是DM行为。浏览fitspiration网站可以直接预测DM的行为和态度，而不是间接预测。研究结果将客观化理论扩展为一个有用的框架，用于识别某些社交网络使用对年轻男性糖尿病的影响，并提出了一些策略，通过这些策略可以减少社交网络使用对过度糖尿病的负面影响。

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Psychology of Men & Masculinities PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL-

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4.80

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11.10%

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期刊介绍： Psychology of Men & Masculinity is devoted to the dissemination of research, theory, and clinical scholarship that advances the psychology of men and masculinity. This discipline is defined broadly as the study of how boys" and men"s psychology is influenced and shaped by both sex and gender, and encompasses both the study of biological sex differences and similarities as well as of the social construction of gender. We are interested in work that arises from applied fields, such as clinical, counseling, and school psychology, and foundational areas such as social, developmental, and cognitive psychology, and the study of emotions. We welcome research using diverse methodologies, including both quantitative and qualitative approaches.