The Influence of Social Media on Women’s Objectified Body Consciousness and Body Dissatisfaction

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.220105.062How to use a DOI?

Keywords

social media; objectified body consciousness; body dissatisfaction; celebrity; body image

Abstract

The widespread use of social media has exposed idealized body images in people’s lives, which has a negative impact on women’s mental health. This study applies objectification theory to examine the influence of advertisements and social networking sites on their objectified body consciousness. Social comparison theory was used to illustrate how celebrities promote their bodies through the Internet, causing users to be dissatisfied with their bodies. Specifically, over-packaged body images can make people form self-surveillance and self-objectification. In fact, people who care too much about the opinions of others may feel more shame and anxiety. This paper also confirmed that the interactions between celebrities and users are associated with self-dissatisfaction. Celebrities also have an impact on the public’s aesthetics, consumption and values to a certain extent. The author finally gives some suggestions to alleviate these negative effects.

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© 2022 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.

Open Access

This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Jing Pan
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/01/17
TI  - The Influence of Social Media on Women’s Objectified Body Consciousness and Body Dissatisfaction
BT  - Proceedings of the 2021 International Conference on Social Development and Media Communication (SDMC 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 330
EP  - 333
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220105.062
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.220105.062
ID  - Pan2022
ER  -