Brasil Kyle M, Mims Callie E, Pritchard Mary E, McDermott Ryon C
University of South Alabama, Department of Psychology, 75 South University Blvd, Mobile, AL 36688, USA.
University of South Alabama, Department of Psychology, 75 South University Blvd, Mobile, AL 36688, USA.
Body Image. 2024 Dec;51:101767. doi: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101767. Epub 2024 Jul 16.
Nearly 85 % of emerging adults report using at least one social media site. Research suggests that viewing and internalizing unrealistic body ideals often displayed online may pose harmful effects on young people's body image. However, studies on the relationships between social media usage and body image have predominantly focused on women's drive for thinness. We sought to explore the relationships between social media appearance-related preoccupation (SMARP), body shame and surveillance, and drives for leanness, muscularity, and thinness, specifically examining the moderating role of gender within these relationships. Data from 939 undergraduate students (n = 240 men) were analyzed using multigroup structural equation modeling. Surveillance significantly mediated the positive associations between SMARP and drive for leanness for women and men. For SMARP and drive for muscularity, surveillance was a mediator for men only. Shame emerged as a significant mediator of the positive association between SMARP and drive for thinness for women and men. Moderated mediation was supported, such that the indirect effect of SMARP on drive for thinness was significantly stronger for women. These results suggest that for men in particular, SMARP is not necessarily associated with increased drives for leanness and muscularity unless men are also engaging in body surveillance.
近85%的新兴成年人报告称至少使用过一个社交媒体网站。研究表明，浏览并内化网上经常展示的不切实际的身体理想形象可能会对年轻人的身体形象产生有害影响。然而，关于社交媒体使用与身体形象之间关系的研究主要集中在女性对瘦的追求上。我们试图探讨与社交媒体外表相关的过度关注（SMARP）、身体羞耻感和监控，以及对瘦、肌肉发达和苗条的追求之间的关系，特别考察性别在这些关系中的调节作用。使用多组结构方程模型对939名本科生（n = 240名男性）的数据进行了分析。监控显著介导了SMARP与女性和男性对瘦的追求之间的正相关关系。对于SMARP和对肌肉发达的追求，监控只是男性的一个中介因素。羞耻感成为SMARP与女性和男性对苗条的追求之间正相关关系的一个显著中介因素。支持有调节的中介效应，即SMARP对苗条追求的间接效应在女性中显著更强。这些结果表明，特别是对于男性来说，SMARP不一定与对瘦和肌肉发达的追求增加有关，除非男性也进行身体监控。
