An experimental investigation of whether body-positive messaging on fitspiration and diverse images can improve state body image in women.

Body appreciation Body functionality Body positivity Fitspiration Social media

Journal

Body image
ISSN: 1873-6807
Titre abrégé: Body Image
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101222431

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Dec 2023
Historique:
received: 25 05 2023
revised: 13 10 2023
accepted: 23 10 2023
pubmed: 19 11 2023
medline: 19 11 2023
entrez: 18 11 2023
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Viewing body-positive content on social media can benefit women's body image. Previous research has conceptualised body positivity broadly, and therefore it remains unclear whether some components are more useful than others. This study examined the impact of body appreciation or body functionality messages (in addition to a mixed condition) overlaid across different image types to influence women's body image. Young women (17-30 years, M

Identifiants

pubmed: 37979457
pii: S1740-1445(23)00185-7
doi: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2023.101642
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

101642

Informations de copyright

Crown Copyright © 2023. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare no known conflict of interests, including financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

Auteurs

Emily Hepburn (E)

School of Health, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia.

Kate E Mulgrew (KE)

School of Health, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia. Electronic address: kmulgrew@usc.edu.au.

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