Does every body matter? The relationship between engagement with body-positive and appearance-ideal content on instagram and aspects of positive and negative body image

2025/05/29 by Kerstin Becker, K.M. Becker, Jessica M. Alleva +2 · 1 voice
Business, Management and Accounting · Psychology · #Consumer Perception and Purchasing Behavior #Eating Disorders and Behaviors #Flow Experience in Various Fields

paper · doi:10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101906

openalex publication_date 2025/05/29 · crossref created 2025/05/29 · crossref issued 2025/09/01 · crossref published 2025/09/01 · crossref published-print 2025/09/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · crossref deposited 2026/06/10 · crossref indexed 2026/07/23 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/25

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• Understanding Sexual Objectification: A Comprehensive Approach Toward Media Exposure and Girls' Internalization of Beauty Ideals, Self-Objectification, and Body Surveillance
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Discussions

• On social media, the #BodyPositivity movement has grown increasingly popular, and this new article by Becker et al. examines how engaging with these posts may impact body image: doi.org/10.1016/j.bo.. [bsky, 2 points, 0 comments]