The influence of the media on the body perception and the risk of developing eating disorders in youth
Keywords:
Media, body perception, eating disorders, young people, prevention.
Abstract
The standards of appearance created by media resources incite the excessive desire of young people to conform to patterns incompatible with reality. Determining the influence of media on body perception will contribute to reducing the risk of eating disorders in young people. The aim is to identify the impact of media on young people's perception of their bodies and their risk of developing eating disorders. The following empirical methods were employed: SATAQ-3, BAQ, EDI, ASI-R. Statistical methods: ANOVA, descriptive statistics, regression analysis. Media influence young people's attitudes to their body and pose a risk of developing eating disorders. Information impairs the attitude towards one's own appearance (p≤0.01) and provokes the risk of eating disorders (p≤0.01). Media pressure in 72% determines the risk of developing eating disorders (R=0.642), has the greatest influence on drive for thinness (β=0.620±0.319) and body dissatisfaction (β=0.557±0.235). The results of the study indicate the need to develop educational and preventive measures to eliminate the negative impact of mass media on body perception by young people and reduce the risk of eating disorders.
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Frieiro Padín, P., González-Rodríguez, R., Verde-Diego, C., & Vázquez-Pérez, R. (2021). Social media and eating disorder psychopathology: A systematic review. Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace, 15(3), Article 6. https://doi.org/10.5817/CP2021-3-6
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Rohde, J., Obbarius, A., Voigt, B., Sarrar, L., Biesenthal-Matthes, S., Kind, C. S., Rose, M., & Hofmann, T. (2023). Differences and similarities in personality functioning across different types of eating disorders. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 14, 1155725. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1155725
Sanzari, C. M., Gorrell, S., Anderson, L. M., Reilly, E. E., Niemiec, M. A., Orloff, N. C., Anderson, D. A., & Hormes, J. M. (2023). The impact of social media use on body image and disordered eating behaviors: Content matters more than duration of exposure. Eating behaviors, 49, 101722. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eatbeh.2023.101722
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Taylor, S. A., Ditch, S., & Hansen, S. (2018). Identifying and Preventing Eating Disorders in Adolescent Patients with Obesity. Pediatric annals, 47(6), e232-e237. https://doi.org/10.3928/19382359-20180522-01
The London Centre for Eating Disorders and Body. (2022). Understanding the Rise of Eating Disorders in the UK. https://acortar.link/TFfTSp
Uchôa, F.N.M., Uchôa, N.M., Daniele, T.MD.C., Lustosa, R.P., Garrido, ND., Deana, N.F., Aranha, Á. C. M., & Alves, N. (2019). Influence of the Mass Media and Body Dissatisfaction on the Risk in Adolescents of Developing Eating Disorders. International journal of environmental research and public health, 16(9), 1508. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16091508
Voelker, D. K., Reel, J. J., & Greenleaf, C. (2015). Weight status and body image perceptions in adolescents: current perspectives. Adolescent health, medicine and therapeutics, 6, 149–158. https://doi.org/10.2147/AHMT.S68344
Williams, V., Stahlman, S., & Taubman, S. (2018). Diagnoses of eating disorders, active component service members, U.S. Armed Forces, 2013-2017. MSMR, 25(6), 18-25.
Whitelaw, M., Lee, K. J., Gilbertson, H., & Sawyer, S. M. (2018). Predictors of Complications in Anorexia Nervosa and Atypical Anorexia Nervosa: Degree of Underweight or Extent and Recency of Weight Loss? Journal of Adolescent Health, 63(6), 717–723. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1054139X18304038
Zam, W., Reham, S., & Ziad, S. (2018). Overview on eating disorders. Progress in Nutrition, 20(2-s), 29-35. https://doi.org/10.23751/pn.v20i2-S.6970
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Shirokova, O., Zhylin, M., Kantarova, N., Chumaieva, Y., & Onipko, Z. (2023). The influence of the media on the body perception and the risk of developing eating disorders in youth. Amazonia Investiga, 12(72), 135-144. https://doi.org/10.34069/AI/2023.72.12.12
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