{"id":598,"date":"2024-04-29T01:28:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T01:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/src.cikeys.com\/2024\/?page_id=598"},"modified":"2024-04-29T01:28:01","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T01:28:01","slug":"mirror-mirror-online-investigating-social-medias-role-in-body-image-dissatisfaction-among-young-women","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/src.cikeys.com\/2024\/conference-schedule\/poster-presentations\/poster-presentations-session-3\/mirror-mirror-online-investigating-social-medias-role-in-body-image-dissatisfaction-among-young-women\/","title":{"rendered":"Mirror, Mirror Online: Investigating Social Media’s Role in Body Image Dissatisfaction Among Young Women"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Wanda Soloman<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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In a contemporary society, the pervasive influence of social media has become an unstopping aspect of daily life, particularly among young adults. Nowadays, social media has become part of our lives. The majority of people around the world use social media as a source of entertainment, to meet new people and interact with people. Many adolescents use social media for communication, self-expression, and staying connected with peers. However social media has an impact on body image and is complex. While it provides a platform for self-expression and body positivity movements, it can also contribute to unrealistic beauty standards as many individuals feel pressure to conform to these standards, leading to body dissatisfaction, comparison, and, in some cases, negative self-perception. I proposed the research question:\u00a0 Does the type of social media platform using visual forms versus text-based forms have a statistically significant impact on the perception of pressure for women to conform to physical attractiveness I hypothesized that individuals who primarily use visual forms of social media will be more likely to perceive pressure for women to adhere to physical attractiveness standards, compared to those who primarily use text-based forms of social media. For this study I used secondary data analysis from Pew Research Center\u2019s American Trends Panel Wave 28 of 2017 all of the Americans (N= 4,971). I conducted a mean comparison test: t test and I found there is a significant difference between the type of social media platforms and the perception of pressure for women to confort physical attractiveness and thus my hypothesis was supported. In conclusion, the study supported the hypothesis that individuals who primarily use visual forms of social media are more likely to perceive pressure for women to conform to physical attractiveness standards compared to those who primarily use text-based forms.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Poster Presentation<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Session 3<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2:45pm \u2013<\/strong> 4:00pm
Grand Salon<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sociology<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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