Body Perceptions and Psychological Well-Being: A Review of the Impact of Social Media and Physical Measurements on Self-Esteem and Mental Health with a Focus on Body Image Satisfaction and Its Relationship with Cultural and Gender Factors

Healthcare, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 12(14), P. 1396 - 1396

Published: July 12, 2024

This narrative review examines the interplay among body image perceptions, social media influence, physical measurements, and their impact on psychological well-being, focusing roles of cultural gender differences need to understand research methodologies employed in this field. In age digital proliferation, platforms like Instagram Facebook have reshaped concerns, often leading increased dissatisfaction distress due constant exposure idealized images a culture comparison. Physical attributes such as weight, height, BMI are scrutinized under societal standards health attractiveness, contributing spectrum mental issues including low self-esteem, depression, eating disorders. examination reveals how norms expectations further complicate affecting individuals differently based personal ideals. It synthesizes current types methods illuminate these factors together influence advocating for comprehensive interventions policy measures aimed at mitigating promoting healthier, more inclusive understanding image. By delving into complexities satisfaction its implications, highlights necessity addressing concerns within public frameworks, underscoring importance multifaceted approach enhance individual well-being.

Language: Английский

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Secular trends in mental health problems among young people in Norway: a review and meta-analysis

European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 16, 2024

Abstract There is a growing concern that the mental health of recent generations youth deteriorating, yet etiology these secular changes not fully understood. We aimed to review evidence on trends in problems among young people Norway. Seven large-scale repeated cross-sectional studies were included this study, comprising 35 data collections between 1992 and 2019, with total sample 776,606 people. Our study found clear increase females Norway over past few decades, while less marked for males. The proportion individuals scoring above problematic symptom score threshold increased average by 11.2% (range 2.2% 21.9%) 5.2% − 0.9% 11.1%) males, based from individual studies. results meta-regression analysis showed across all surveys, mean scores 17% (95% CI 12 21%) 5% 1 9%) males 2019. Overall, have continually since early 1990s people, especially females. cause remains unknown but likely reflect interplay several factors at societal level. Protocol registration: Open science framework, November 8, 2021 ( https://osf.io/g7w3v ).

Language: Английский

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Digital self-presentation and adolescent mental health: Cross-sectional and longitudinal insights from the “LifeOnSoMe”-study

BMC Public Health, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 24(1)

Published: Sept. 27, 2024

Language: Английский

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Performing Not-Not-Me in SoMe: A New Theatrical Typology of Self-Presentation Online

Social Media + Society, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 11(1)

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Erving Goffman’s dramaturgical model in The Presentation of Self Everyday Life (1959) is frequently used to analyze online self-presentations social media (SoMe) and other network sites (SNS). term “self-presentation” seems be here stay. We argue that belongs another era, self-presentation needs new theoretical approaches content. Compared its predominant usage SoMe research, our approach involves a perspective shift from what do users present (e.g., role, identity/identities, idealized self, authentic brand) how they perform it, concerning the style acting dressing, use props, makeup, symbols signs, emotions, expressions. Since participation on platforms largely about themselves want received, theatricality performing arts theories can inform this with nuanced conceptual apparatus. Therefore, we create theory-based typology concepts theatricality, simple complex acting, not-acting, not-not-me, imagined audience awareness, absorption. six types theatrical conditions, suitable for analysis performances.

Language: Английский

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Lower Subjective Socioeconomic Status Is Associated With Increased Risk of Reporting Negative Experiences on Social Media. Findings From the “LifeOnSoMe”-Study

Frontiers in Public Health, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 10

Published: June 13, 2022

To investigate the association between subjective socioeconomic status (SES) and a) frequency daily duration of social media use, b) self-reported negative experiences on platforms.The present study is based cross-sectional school-based "LifeOnSoMe"-study (N = 3,415) recruiting high school students aged 16 years or more in Bergen, Norway. Subjective SES was independent variable measured by perceived family affluence. The dependent variables included amount eight different types media. Self-reported age, gender, country birth type were used as covariates. Statistical analyses multinomial logistic regression binomial models.For we only found relatively weak inconsistent associations with SES. In contrast, separate gauging robust crude models well adjusted for age gender. number increased 1.25 times those low 1.10 medium status, compared to fully models. For composite measures "negative acts exclusion" "unwanted attention from others," difference equivalent a small-to-moderate effect size even after adjustments birth, use.In study, consistent strong support an use. potential link reported this likely have public health impact. As findings are novel, they need be replicated forthcoming studies other populations. Future research should also focus aspects experiences, endeavor longitudinal associations.

Language: Английский

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Explicit vs. implicit? How different self-presentations of luxury tourism experience trigger others’ value co-destruction intention in online travel communities

Tourism Management, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 107, P. 105058 - 105058

Published: Sept. 21, 2024

Language: Английский

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Exploring the Differentiation of Self-Concepts in the Physical and Virtual Worlds Using Euclidean Distance Analysis and Its Relationship With Digitalization and Mental Health Among Young People: Cross-Sectional Study

JMIR Mental Health, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 12, P. e60747 - e60747

Published: Jan. 31, 2025

Background Increasing observation and evidence suggest that the process of digitalization could have profound impact to development human mind self, with potential mental health consequences. Self-differentiation is important in identity self-concept formation, which believed be involved digitalization. Objective This study aimed investigate relationship between personal attributes actual selves physical virtual worlds. Methods A community cohort 397 participants aged 15 24 years old was recruited consecutively over about 3 months. Assessment conducted upon indicators (smartphone use time, leisure online age first smartphone ownership), addiction, 14 selected worlds, psychiatric symptomatology personality traits. Euclidean distance analysis worlds for similarities 2 performed analysis. Results The current primary findings are negative correlations similarity self addiction as well anxiety respectively (P<.05 P<.01). Conclusions provide empirical importance maintaining a congruent across regulating preventing safeguarding health.

Language: Английский

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Active Gamification in the Emotional Well-Being and Social Skills of Primary Education Students

Education Sciences, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(2), P. 212 - 212

Published: Feb. 10, 2025

(1) Background: Gamification has emerged as an innovative strategy in education and involves integrating game elements into pedagogical activities to enhance motivation the development of cognitive social skills. The aim was analyze effects active gamification on emotional well-being skills primary school students. (2) Methods: A total 120 children with a mean age 9.40 ± 0.98 years were divided experimental group (EG) that carried out program based physical exercise control (CG). (3) Results: EG improved significantly self-concept compared CG, did levels personal self-esteem, which increased significantly. Likewise, improvements found all subdomains skills, except subdomain jealousy/loneliness. (4) Conclusions: introduction Physical Education classes is recommended effective tool improve self-concept, education.

Language: Английский

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Online Personas: Associations Between Focus on Self-Presentation and Social Comparison on Social Media and Mental Well-Being in Early Adolescence

International Journal of Public Health, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 70

Published: April 30, 2025

Language: Английский

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Potential effects of customer-brand identification and self-representation on Aliexpress advocacy: a comparative study

Global Knowledge Memory and Communication, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 2, 2024

Purpose Drawing on social identity theory (SIT), the current research highlights sequential mediation effects of customer interaction, functional value and hedonic in linking customer-brand identification self-representation with online brand advocacy (OBA). Design/methodology/approach Data were gathered from 483 Egyptian 595 non-Egyptian Aliexpress shopping platform customers, then analyzed using SmartPLS 4. Findings The multigroup analysis findings revealed that interaction functional/hedonic values sequentially mediated linkages self-presentation OBA for user groups. Originality/value novelty this study is it tested validated service scale, allowing reflection interactive nature between customers. SIT also lends credence to idea mediates effect Aliexpress’s OBA, potentially shedding new light understudied dimension a theoretical framework.

Language: Английский

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