| Title |
Adolescents’ Social Network Site Use, Peer Appearance-Related Feedback, and Body Dissatisfaction: Testing a Mediation Model
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Youth and Adolescence, March 2015
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10964-015-0266-4 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Dian A. de Vries, Jochen Peter, Hanneke de Graaf, Peter Nikken |
| Abstract |
Previous correlational research indicates that adolescent girls who use social network sites more frequently are more dissatisfied with their bodies. However, we know little about the causal direction of this relationship, the mechanisms underlying this relationship, and whether this relationship also occurs among boys to the same extent. The present two-wave panel study (18 month time lag) among 604 Dutch adolescents (aged 11-18; 50.7 % female; 97.7 % native Dutch) aimed to fill these gaps in knowledge. Structural equation modeling showed that social network site use predicted increased body dissatisfaction and increased peer influence on body image in the form of receiving peer appearance-related feedback. Peer appearance-related feedback did not predict body dissatisfaction and thus did not mediate the effect of social network site use on body dissatisfaction. Gender did not moderate the findings. Hence, social network sites can play an adverse role in the body image of both adolescent boys and girls. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| Netherlands | 2 | 22% |
| Australia | 1 | 11% |
| United States | 1 | 11% |
| Unknown | 5 | 56% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 7 | 78% |
| Scientists | 1 | 11% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 11% |
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| Ghana | 1 | <1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Croatia | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 617 | 99% |
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| Student > Bachelor | 125 | 20% |
| Student > Master | 86 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 43 | 7% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 30 | 5% |
| Researcher | 26 | 4% |
| Other | 72 | 12% |
| Unknown | 241 | 39% |
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| Psychology | 185 | 30% |
| Social Sciences | 52 | 8% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 36 | 6% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 28 | 4% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 11 | 2% |
| Other | 62 | 10% |
| Unknown | 249 | 40% |
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