Interdisciplinary Research Team on Internet and Society, Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University, Jostova 10, Brno.
Body Image. 2022 Sep;42:370-374. doi: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2022.07.002. Epub 2022 Aug 2.
Body-positive online content (BPOC) has recently become widespread, yet the factors that explain its association with body satisfaction have scarcely been studied. The current study investigates the indirect association between the self-reported frequency of viewing BPOC and body satisfaction through body appreciation and the moderating roles of body-ideal internalization, self-esteem, intentional searching, and gender. Utilizing survey data from 1530 Czech adolescents aged 13-18 (M=15.4, SD=1.7, 50 % girls), the present study found limited support for an indirect connection between the frequency of viewing BPOC and body satisfaction through body appreciation. Nonetheless, an indirect association appeared among adolescents with average and above-average frequencies for intentional searching for BPOC. Other investigated moderating factors were not significant. The present findings suggest that BPOC may be positively associated with body image, but only for those who deliberately search for it. The study highlights the importance of individual moderating factors in the context of BPOC and the remaining research gaps, such as the examination of its various types and aspects and their relationship with body image.
身体积极的在线内容（BPOC）最近已经广泛传播，但解释其与身体满意度相关的因素几乎没有被研究过。本研究通过身体欣赏，探讨了自我报告的观看 BPOC 的频率与身体满意度之间的间接关系，以及身体理想化内化、自尊、有意搜索和性别所起的调节作用。本研究使用了来自 1530 名 13-18 岁捷克青少年（M=15.4，SD=1.7，50%为女生）的调查数据，发现有限的证据支持通过身体欣赏，BPOC 的观看频率与身体满意度之间存在间接关联。然而，对于那些有平均和高于平均频率的青少年来说，BPOC 的有意搜索存在间接关联。其他调查的调节因素则不显著。本研究结果表明，BPOC 可能与身体形象呈正相关，但仅对那些有意搜索 BPOC 的人如此。本研究强调了在 BPOC 背景下个体调节因素的重要性，以及存在的研究空白，如对其各种类型和方面的考察及其与身体形象的关系。
