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The Relationship Between Instagram Selfies and Body Image in Young Adult Women
First Monday
  • Charles N Wagner, Trinity University
  • Ester Aguirre Alfaro, Trinity University
  • Erin M Bryant, Trinity University
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-5-2016
Abstract

This study observed the relations between actual body size, body dissatisfaction, frequency of selfies taken, and number of Instagram selfies posted. Results indicated that actual body size was positively related to body dissatisfaction, and negatively related to the number of selfies taken. Results also revealed a positive relationship between body dissatisfaction and selfies taken. Conversely, no correlations were detected between the frequency of selfies posted to Instagram and either actual body size or body image dissatisfaction.

Identifier
10.5210/fm.v21i9.6390
Publisher
University of Illinois at Chicago
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International
Citation Information
Wagner, C., Aguirre, E., & Sumner, E. M. (2016). The relationship between Instagram selfies and body image in young adult women. First Monday, 21(9). doi: 10.5210/fm.v21i9.6390