Department of Psychology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada, V5A 1S6.
Department of Psychology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada, V5A 1S6.
Eat Behav. 2023 Aug;50:101777. doi: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2023.101777. Epub 2023 Jul 5.
Creating private spaces on social media (SM) for authentic self-presentation has rapidly gained popularity amongst young people. This pattern of use is particularly prevalent on Instagram in women under 25 as these users often report creating a second, low stakes account for authentic self-presentation, commonly referred to as a Finsta (a portmanteau of 'Fake' and 'Instagram'). Previous research has associated Instagram use with body dissatisfaction in young women, but it remains unclear whether this association is applicable when considering different patterns of use.
The present study investigates the association between self-photo activities (i.e., photo selection, investment, and manipulation) and body satisfaction in a sample of undergraduate female Instagram users (N = 224) with (n = 112) and without (n = 112) a Finsta.
A series of analyses of covariance (ANCOVA) controlling for minutes on Instagram and age revealed that, when comparing their Finsta to their own main account and to the main account of users without a Finsta, Finsta users reported taking fewer photos of themselves, engaging in less photo editing, and feeling less invested in their posts. Furthermore, body satisfaction was differentially associated with self-photo activities in Finsta users and non-users. Specifically, body satisfaction was negatively associated with photo selection, investment, and editing in users without a Finsta only.
Finsta users do not show the same associations between body satisfaction and self-photo activities as Instagram users without a Finsta. The implications of these results, limitations of the present study, and suggestions for future research are discussed.
在社交媒体（SM）上创建私人空间进行真实的自我呈现，在年轻人中迅速流行起来。这种使用模式在 25 岁以下的女性 Instagram 用户中尤为普遍，因为这些用户经常报告说为了真实的自我呈现创建了第二个、低风险的账户，通常称为 Finsta（“Fake”和“Instagram”的混合词）。先前的研究将 Instagram 的使用与年轻女性的身体不满联系起来，但尚不清楚当考虑不同的使用模式时，这种关联是否适用。
本研究在一组本科女性 Instagram 用户（N=224）中调查了自我照片活动（即照片选择、投资和操纵）与身体满意度之间的关联，其中有（n=112）和没有（n=112）Finsta。
一系列协方差分析（ANCOVA）控制了 Instagram 上的分钟数和年龄，结果表明，与他们的 Finsta 与自己的主账户以及没有 Finsta 的用户的主账户进行比较时，Finsta 用户报告拍摄的自我照片较少，较少进行照片编辑，并且对自己的帖子投入的兴趣较少。此外，身体满意度与 Finsta 用户和非用户的自我照片活动呈不同关联。具体来说，只有没有 Finsta 的用户的身体满意度与照片选择、投资和编辑呈负相关。
Finsta 用户与没有 Finsta 的 Instagram 用户的身体满意度与自我照片活动之间没有相同的关联。讨论了这些结果的含义、本研究的局限性以及对未来研究的建议。
