Body talk on social networking sites and appearance anxiety among college students: the mediating role of self-objectification and moderating role of gender DOI Creative Commons

Jia Ruan,

Rongqin Yu,

Yunfeng Zhao

и другие.

Frontiers in Psychology, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 16

Опубликована: Апрель 10, 2025

Introduction Although the factors influencing appearance anxiety have been explored, correlation and underlying mechanisms of action between social media body talk remain unclear. This study proposes research hypotheses conducts mutual validation scale data real to explore mechanism variables. Methods A mixed-methods design was employed: 512 college students completed questionnaires containing Appearance Conversations with Friends Scale, Anxiety Scale–Brief Version, Body Surveillance Subscale Objectified Consciousness Scale. Furthermore, 1,011 actual entries were analyzed complement empirical framework. Results The results showed that students’ on networking sites, anxiety, self-objectification significantly positively correlated. sites had a significant positive predictive effect having partial mediating effect. Gender played moderating role ( β = 0.53, p < 0.01), male predicting more than female 0.52, 0.05). Discussion These extend objectification theory by demonstrating how technology-mediated amplifies through self-surveillance behaviors. findings may be helpful for developing targeted interventions reduce risk among who often about their sites.

Язык: Английский

Body talk on social networking sites and appearance anxiety among college students: the mediating role of self-objectification and moderating role of gender DOI Creative Commons

Jia Ruan,

Rongqin Yu,

Yunfeng Zhao

и другие.

Frontiers in Psychology, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 16

Опубликована: Апрель 10, 2025

Introduction Although the factors influencing appearance anxiety have been explored, correlation and underlying mechanisms of action between social media body talk remain unclear. This study proposes research hypotheses conducts mutual validation scale data real to explore mechanism variables. Methods A mixed-methods design was employed: 512 college students completed questionnaires containing Appearance Conversations with Friends Scale, Anxiety Scale–Brief Version, Body Surveillance Subscale Objectified Consciousness Scale. Furthermore, 1,011 actual entries were analyzed complement empirical framework. Results The results showed that students’ on networking sites, anxiety, self-objectification significantly positively correlated. sites had a significant positive predictive effect having partial mediating effect. Gender played moderating role ( β = 0.53, p < 0.01), male predicting more than female 0.52, 0.05). Discussion These extend objectification theory by demonstrating how technology-mediated amplifies through self-surveillance behaviors. findings may be helpful for developing targeted interventions reduce risk among who often about their sites.

Язык: Английский

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