Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/10071/27589
Author(s): Guizzo, F.
Canale, N.
Fasoli, F.
Date: 2021
Title: Instagram sexualization: When posts make you feel dissatisfied and wanting to change your body
Journal title: Body Image
Volume: 39
Pages: 62 - 67
Reference: Guizzo, F., Canale, N., & Fasoli, F. (2021). Instagram sexualization: When posts make you feel dissatisfied and wanting to change your body. Body Image, 39, 62-67. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2021.06.005
ISSN: 1740-1445
DOI (Digital Object Identifier): 10.1016/j.bodyim.2021.06.005
Keywords: Instagram
Objectification
Sexualization
Body dissatisfaction
Cosmetic surgery
Instagram addiction
Abstract: Instagram is a visually centered social media that involves the presence of sexualized imagery posted by users. Such Instagram sexualization may have a negative impact on women's body image. The present study examined whether exposure to Instagram sexualization, namely posts of sexualized women along with appearance-related comments, affected women's body satisfaction and cosmetic surgery intentions. In doing so, it also considered the moderating role of Instagram Addiction Proclivity (IAP). Young Italian female participants (N = 247) were randomly exposed to one of four video conditions resulting from the combination of either sexualized or non-sexualized women's pictures on Instagram, paired with appearance or neutral comments. In the sexualized picture condition participants’ body dissatisfaction increased compared to pre-exposure levels and to the non-sexualized picture condition. The type of comments did not affect participants’ body satisfaction. Moreover, IAP predicted cosmetic surgery intentions and moderated their reactions to Instagram content. Indeed, the higher the IAP, the higher the cosmetic surgery intentions of participants viewing sexualized pictures with neutral comments and non-sexualized pictures with body appearance comments. These findings suggest that female Instagram users should be aware of the negative impacts of viewing sexualized imagery as well as the role that IAP may play.
Peerreviewed: yes
Access type: Open Access
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