Navigating Beauty Standards on Social Media : Impact of Appearance Activity on Adolescents’ Body Dissatisfaction

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14230%2F25%3A00140632" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14230/25:00140632 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10964-025-02159-y" target="_blank" >https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10964-025-02159-y</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10964-025-02159-y" target="_blank" >10.1007/s10964-025-02159-y</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Navigating Beauty Standards on Social Media : Impact of Appearance Activity on Adolescents’ Body Dissatisfaction

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Social media activity focused on physical appearance can heighten body dissatisfaction in adolescents. However, the mechanisms behind this association remain insufficiently examined. This three-wave longitudinal study analyzed data from 2,500 Czech adolescents (aged 11–16, M = 13.4, SD = 1.7, 50% girls) to examine whether the comparison with social media appearance ideals and the internalization of these ideals mediate the association between appearance activity on social media and body dissatisfaction. The bidirectional relationships and the differences between girls and boys were also explored. While significant between-person correlations were found over time, the within-person results showed that heightened appearance activity did not increase body dissatisfaction in subsequent waves. At the within-person level, social media-ideal internalization and appearance comparison did not mediate this connection. Although the heightened internalization of social media ideals predicted more appearance activity and appearance comparisons at the within-person level, these links were not consistent across waves. No significant differences were observed between adolescent girls and boys. This study indicates that appearance activity on social media do not necessarily reinforce adolescents’ body dissatisfaction six months later, providing insights for both research and policy.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Navigating Beauty Standards on Social Media : Impact of Appearance Activity on Adolescents’ Body Dissatisfaction

Popis výsledku anglicky

Social media activity focused on physical appearance can heighten body dissatisfaction in adolescents. However, the mechanisms behind this association remain insufficiently examined. This three-wave longitudinal study analyzed data from 2,500 Czech adolescents (aged 11–16, M = 13.4, SD = 1.7, 50% girls) to examine whether the comparison with social media appearance ideals and the internalization of these ideals mediate the association between appearance activity on social media and body dissatisfaction. The bidirectional relationships and the differences between girls and boys were also explored. While significant between-person correlations were found over time, the within-person results showed that heightened appearance activity did not increase body dissatisfaction in subsequent waves. At the within-person level, social media-ideal internalization and appearance comparison did not mediate this connection. Although the heightened internalization of social media ideals predicted more appearance activity and appearance comparisons at the within-person level, these links were not consistent across waves. No significant differences were observed between adolescent girls and boys. This study indicates that appearance activity on social media do not necessarily reinforce adolescents’ body dissatisfaction six months later, providing insights for both research and policy.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

50802 - Media and socio-cultural communication

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/EH22_008%2F0004583" target="_blank" >EH22_008/0004583: Excelentní výzkum v oblasti digitálních technologií a wellbeingu</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2025

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

ISSN

0047-2891

e-ISSN

1573-6601

Svazek periodika

54

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

8

Stát vydavatele periodika

US - Spojené státy americké

Počet stran výsledku

20

Strana od-do

1999-2018

Kód UT WoS článku

001454196900001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-105001688405