在早期到中年青少年期间,在线和离线外观关注之间的双向关联在早期到中年青少年期间存在
Anne J Maheux1, Kaitlyn Burnell1, Sophia Choukas-Bradley2
1Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Developmental psychology
|August 15, 2024
概括
关注社交媒体的外表,或与外表相关的社交媒体意识 (ASMC),可能会使青少年的身体形象问题恶化. 这些在线担忧也可能被现有的身体形象问题所强化,创造了一个循环.
科学领域:
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 青少年发展 青少年发展
- 媒体心理学 媒体心理学
背景情况:
- 青春期是身体形象发展的关键时期,有负面心理健康结果的风险增加.
- 社交媒体的视觉性质可能会导致人体形象问题,但在线外观关注和线下人体形象之间的关系是复杂的.
- 目前的研究还不清楚社交媒体的外表是否会影响线下人体形象,反之亦然.
研究的目的:
- 调查与外表相关的社交媒体意识 (ASMC) 和青少年的线下身体形象问题之间的双向关联.
- 检查社交媒体上对外观的关注如何影响青少年对外观的尊重和自我价值.
- 探索自我客观化,ASMC和身体形象之间的关系中的潜在性别差异.
主要方法:
- 采用了一个纵向研究设计,在一年的学年中使用三个波.
- 来自美国的1582名八年级青少年 (年龄11-15岁) 参与了这项研究.
- 收集了与外表相关的社交媒体意识,外表相关的自我价值,外表尊重和自我客观化的数据.
主要成果:
- 增加ASMC预测增加了外观取决于自我价值.
- ASMC和外表尊严显示出双向关联,表明一个强化周期.
- 自我客观化预测女孩的ASMC增加,但不是相反.
结论:
- 在网上关注外表可能会对青少年的身体形象和自我价值产生负面影响.
- 社交媒体外观关注与身体形象之间的关系是双向的,潜在的周期性.
- 针对青少年社交媒体使用和身体形象的干预措施应该考虑这些复杂的相互关系.
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