Journal
BODY IMAGE
Volume 48, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2023.101647
Keywords
State body dissatisfaction; Children; Appearance comparisons; Social media; Ecological momentary assessment; parent-child relationship
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Research examines the connection between body dissatisfaction in children, upward comparisons via social media, and the protective role of trust in parents. Results indicate that higher levels of upward comparison are associated with higher levels of body dissatisfaction, compensatory exercise, and loss of control eating. Trust in fathers moderates the association between appearance comparison and body dissatisfaction, while no evidence of the protective role of trust in mothers was found. Further research is needed to enhance our understanding of body dissatisfaction in children and environmental factors that may protect them from the negative effects of social media.
Research suggests that body dissatisfaction is common among children. However, it remains largely unknown how body dissatisfaction occurs on a daily basis and which environmental factors are linked to this. The purpose of this study was to examine (1) state body dissatisfaction, dietary restraint, compensatory exercise and loss of control eating among children and its association with upward comparisons via social media and (2) whether trust in parents may attenuate this association. Children from 10 to 12 years old (N = 50) were assessed three times a day during a two-week period. Trust was examined via a baseline questionnaire. State body dissatisfaction, dietary restraint, compensatory exercise, loss of control eating and upward comparisons were examined via Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA). Multilevel analyses indicated that an a higher level of upward comparison is associated with a higher level of state body dissatisfaction, compensatory exercise and loss of control eating. Trust in father significantly moderated the association between appearance comparison and body dissatisfaction. No evidence was found for the protective role of trust in mother. Future research is necessary to enhance our understanding of state body dissatisfaction among children and of environmental factors that may protect children from the adverse effects of social media.
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