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The relationship between body image dissatisfaction, orthorexic-related symptoms and social media exposure
Esser, J.M. (2022) The relationship between body image dissatisfaction, orthorexic-related symptoms and social media exposure.
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| Abstract: | Orthorexia nervosa (ON) is an unhealthy eating behavior with fixation about healthy nutrition. Associated with eating disorders (ED), Body Image Dissatisfaction (BID) could be a predisposing factor of ON. BID describes the negative perception and attitude towards the individual’s own body. Through the usage of social media BID can be triggered.This is often elicited by exposure to social network sites (SNS), which have shown to evoke a more negative body image among individuals. This leads to the question if social media exposure might influence orthorexic-related symptoms. A mediation analysis with 242 participants was conducted. BID was the predictor, ON the outcome and social media exposure was used as the mediator variable. The results have shown a significant effect of BID on the outcome variable ON, explained by shared symptoms of weight concern among individuals displaying BID and ON and the similarity of ON shared with EDs. A significant effect of BID on social media use was found, explained by social comparison. Moreover, social media use seems to decrease orthorexic-related symptoms, which can be explained by type and content of SNS consumed by the participants. No mediation effect of social media exposure on the BID-ON relationship was found. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 77 psychology |
| Programme: | Psychology BSc (56604) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/91407 |
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