McLean Siân A, Jarman Hannah K, Rodgers Rachel F
Institute for Health and Sport, Victoria University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Psychol Res Behav Manag. 2019 Jul 9;12:513-521. doi: 10.2147/PRBM.S177834. eCollection 2019.
Social media use has grown rapidly in recent years, with one of the most popular activities for young people being the taking, sharing, and browsing of digital self-photos, known as selfies. However, research has only recently begun to investigate selfies, and little is known about selfie practices in adolescents, or the associations between these practices and well-being and body confidence. This paper aimed to address this gap and conduct a narrative review of selfie practices and the relationships with well-being and body confidence in adolescents. No studies were found reporting on selfie practices and these relationships among children. However, taking selfies appears to be common practice among adolescents, although posting selfies online is less frequent. The studies reviewed indicate that certain aspects of selfie behaviors may be more problematic than others. Specifically, viewing selfies online appears to have a negative impact on adolescents' well-being and body confidence, at least in the short term in experimental contexts. Moreover, seeking and placing importance on feedback from others may also be a harmful aspect of selfie practices. Finally, consistent with research examining social media, social comparison has been identified in this emerging body of research as a potential mechanism which links selfie engagement to well-being and body confidence. To further advance understanding of the correlates and effects of selfie practices, research with children and with boys, and research focused on a wider range of indicators of well-being, is needed. Most importantly, prospective research is required to examine the directionality of links between selfie practices and well-being and body confidence.
近年来，社交媒体的使用迅速增长，其中年轻人最流行的活动之一是拍摄、分享和浏览数码自拍照，即自拍。然而，研究直到最近才开始调查自拍，对于青少年的自拍行为，以及这些行为与幸福感和身体自信之间的关联，我们知之甚少。本文旨在填补这一空白，对青少年的自拍行为及其与幸福感和身体自信的关系进行叙述性综述。未发现有关于儿童自拍行为及其与幸福感和身体自信关系的研究报道。不过，自拍似乎是青少年中的常见行为，尽管在网上发布自拍的频率较低。所综述的研究表明，自拍行为的某些方面可能比其他方面更成问题。具体而言，至少在实验环境的短期内，在网上浏览自拍似乎会对青少年的幸福感和身体自信产生负面影响。此外，寻求并重视他人的反馈也可能是自拍行为的一个有害方面。最后，与研究社交媒体的结果一致，在这一新兴的研究领域中，社会比较已被确定为一种潜在机制，它将自拍行为与幸福感和身体自信联系起来。为了进一步加深对自拍行为的相关性和影响的理解，需要开展针对儿童和男孩的研究，以及关注更广泛幸福感指标的研究。最重要的是，需要进行前瞻性研究，以检验自拍行为与幸福感和身体自信之间联系的方向性。
