Appearance-focused Internet use and the thin-beauty ideal
dc.contributor.author | Stanley, Tyne | |
dc.contributor.author | Barnes, Jim | |
dc.contributor.author | Short, Emma | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-11-27T12:38:59Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-07-24T00:00:00Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-11-27T12:38:59Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015-07-24 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Stanley T, Barnes J, Short E (2015) 'Appearance-focused Internet use and the thin-beauty ideal', Studies in media and communication, 3 (2), pp.38-50. | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 2325-8071 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.11114/smc.v3i2.971 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10547/624689 | |
dc.description.abstract | Websites featuring appearance-focused content are a medium for constant appearance comparisons, addiction and pressure to meet existing beauty-ideals. This study investigated a sample of 264 males and females who use appearance-focused websites, with a view to determining the relationship with appearance dissatisfaction and self-worth. Data collection involved posting links to online questionnaires on popular social networking sites. Internet appearance exposure was found to correlate with a greater drive for thinness in females, suggesting that exposure to the thin-ideal body images presented online reinforces women’s desire to achieve the cultural expectations of body shape and weight. Furthermore the study highlighted that internet addiction was associated with a drive for thinness and low self-esteem in both males and females, with differences exhibited in regards to body-esteem. These findings emphasise the need for pathological internet use to be incorporated into media literacy programs and to encourage a critical stance toward current beauty standards. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Red Fame | en_US |
dc.relation.url | http://redfame.com/journal/index.php/smc/article/view/971/914 | en_US |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | * |
dc.subject | Internet use | en_US |
dc.subject | beauty | en_US |
dc.subject | Subject Categories::G440 Human-computer Interaction | en_US |
dc.title | Appearance-focused Internet use and the thin-beauty ideal | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.identifier.eissn | 2325-808X | |
dc.contributor.department | University of Bedfordshire | en_US |
dc.identifier.journal | Studies in media and communication | en_US |
dc.date.updated | 2020-11-27T12:32:58Z | |
dc.description.note | open access with cc licence |