Fitspiration and thinspiration - a review of recent research

• Authors: Patrycja Uram

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Fit inspiracja i thin inspiracja - przegląd najnowszych badań

Abstracts

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Streszczenie: Celem niniejszego artykułu jest przegląd najnowszych badań dotyczących społeczno-kulturowych uwarunkowań związanych z promowaniem trendów dotyczących wizerunku ciała w mediach społecznościowych. Materiał i metody: Korzystając z założeń teorii społeczno-kulturowej i teorii samoobiektywizacji, artykuł wyjaśnia główne konsekwencje przekazów promujących określone kształty ciała, zarówno w mediach tradycyjnych, jak i społecznościowych. Wyniki: Do najpoważniejszych z nich należą skłonność do porównań społecznych, zwiększone niezadowolenie z własnego ciała, zmiany nastroju oraz tendencja do zachowań charakterystycznych dla zaburzeń odżywiania. Ujawnione wyniki zostały przedstawione w kontekście konkretnych trendów dotyczących wizerunku ciała obecnych w mediach społecznościowych - Fitspiration i Thinspiration.

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Summary The purpose of this article is to review the latest research on socio-cultural considerations regarding promoting body image trends in social media. Material and methods Using the assumptions of the socio-cultural and self-objectification theories, the article explains the main consequences of messages promoting specific body shapes, both in traditional and social media. Results Among the most serious of these are a tendency toward social comparisons, increased dissatisfaction with one's own body, mood changes and a tendency toward behaviors characteristic of eating disorders. The findings revealed were presented in the context of specific body image trends present on social media - Fitspiration and Thinspiration. Conclusions A review of information regarding fitspiration and thinspiration has been made from the perspective of the consequences of exposure to content and the elements that characterize inspirational images.

Keywords

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body image; social media; fitspiration; thinspiration; social comparisons

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wizerunek ciała; media społecznościowe; fitspiracja; thinspiracja; porównania społeczne

• Publisher: Akademia Bialska im. Jana Pawła II
• Journal: Rozprawy Społeczne
• Year: 2024
• Volume: 18
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 385-397

Dates

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2024

Contributors

author

Patrycja Uram

• Institute of Psychology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland, Polska

• https://orcid.org/0000000299272916

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