Martinac Dorčić Tamara, Smojver-Ažić Sanja, Božić Ivana, Malkoč Izabela
Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia.
General and Vocational High School Jurja Dobrile, Pazin, Croatia.
Eur J Psychol. 2023 May 31;19(2):220-231. doi: 10.5964/ejop.9885. eCollection 2023 May.
One of the important developmental tasks in adolescence and emerging adulthood is the questioning of identity issues, with body image being a prominent concern. In the age of modern technology, many processes of social comparison take place on social media, which serve as an ideal platform for comparison with others. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of identity dimensions, social media use, and social media social comparison, on different domains of body image satisfaction (i.e., appearance, weight, and attribution). An online survey was conducted with 354 young people in Croatia (Mean age = 18.49, SD = 1.44; Women/girls = 78.9%). The results revealed that each of the body image domains had a different pattern of association with identity dimensions and social media social comparison. The contribution of identity dimensions was more important for evaluation attributed to others about one's body appearance, whereas social media use and social comparison were more crucial for thoughts and feelings about appearance and weight satisfaction. Higher identity commitment and exploration were related to more positive thoughts about how others evaluate one's appearance, regardless of social comparison. On the other hand, social media use and social media social comparison were associated with lower satisfaction with appearance and weight.
青少年期和成年初期重要的发展任务之一是对身份认同问题进行质疑，身体形象是一个突出的关注点。在现代科技时代，许多社会比较过程在社交媒体上发生，社交媒体是与他人进行比较的理想平台。本研究的目的是考察身份维度、社交媒体使用和社交媒体社会比较对身体形象满意度不同领域（即外貌、体重和归因）的影响。对克罗地亚的354名年轻人进行了一项在线调查（平均年龄 = 18.49，标准差 = 1.44；女性 = 78.9%）。结果显示，身体形象的每个领域与身份维度和社交媒体社会比较都有不同的关联模式。身份维度对他人对自己身体外貌的评价贡献更大，而社交媒体使用和社会比较对关于外貌和体重满意度的想法和感受更为关键。更高的身份认同承诺和探索与他人如何评价自己外貌的更积极想法相关，无论社会比较如何。另一方面，社交媒体使用和社交媒体社会比较与对外貌和体重的较低满意度相关。
