School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Body Image. 2021 Mar;36:139-148. doi: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2020.11.005. Epub 2020 Dec 4.
Despite adolescents' prolific use of social media, relationships between social media and body satisfaction and well-being are not yet well understood, especially among boys. This study tested a sociocultural model of body image within the context of social media among adolescent boys and girls. Specifically, this study examined whether appearance-ideal internalization and social appearance comparisons mediated relationships between social media engagement (intensity and appearance-focused use) and body satisfaction and subjective well-being. Australian adolescents between 11 and 17 years (N = 1,579, M = 13.45 years, SD = 1.15; 55.4 % boys) completed an online survey. Structural equational modelling indicated that only higher appearance-focused social media use was directly associated with lower body satisfaction and well-being. Generally, higher appearance-ideal internalization and comparisons mediated the relationships between higher social media engagement and lower body satisfaction and well-being. Multi-group analyses indicated these relationships were equivalent across gender. Findings supported the proposed model among boys and girls and extend existing theoretical knowledge to encompass male body image and well-being. Interventions which target internalization and comparisons in the context of social media are likely to be valuable in improving body satisfaction and subjective well-being in co-educational settings.
尽管青少年大量使用社交媒体，但社交媒体与身体满意度和幸福感之间的关系仍未得到很好的理解，尤其是在男孩中。本研究在社交媒体背景下，针对青少年男孩和女孩的身体形象进行了社会文化模式测试。具体来说，本研究检验了外表理想内化和社会外表比较是否在社交媒体参与（强度和以外观为中心的使用）与身体满意度和主观幸福感之间的关系中起中介作用。来自澳大利亚 11 至 17 岁的青少年（N = 1579，M = 13.45 岁，SD = 1.15；55.4%的男孩）完成了一项在线调查。结构方程模型表明，只有更高的以外观为中心的社交媒体使用与更低的身体满意度和幸福感直接相关。一般来说，更高的外表理想内化和比较中介了更高的社交媒体参与与更低的身体满意度和幸福感之间的关系。多组分析表明，这些关系在性别上是等同的。研究结果支持了男孩和女孩的预期模型，并将现有的理论知识扩展到包括男性身体形象和幸福感。针对社交媒体背景下的内化和比较的干预措施可能对改善男女同校环境中的身体满意度和主观幸福感具有重要价值。
