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Oct 25, 2017 · shift in body image in response to exposure to thin ideal media images. Body dissatisfaction is a major predictor of the dev elopment of clinically disordered eating.
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- Abstract
- Acknowledgements
- Declaration
- User Research
- 3.1.3 Ethical Consideration
- 3.2 Data Analysis
- P8: ”Yes, exactly. She stands up for herself, right? She had just had a
- P4: ”Ja, weil also wenn ich sehe, was die gemacht haben und dann kom-men die so raus und ich mach das alles und komme so raus ist das halt dann bl ̈od”
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- Design
- 5.3 Limitations
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- Introduction
- Warm-up Questions & Social Media Behaviour
- Exposure to Social Media Content
- Perception of of Social Media
- Influence of Social Media
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Mental health and well-being are closely interwoven with the perception a person has about themselves and their body, the so-called ”Body Image”. Traditional media has negatively influenced society’s idealised body image for decades by constantly pro-moting unattainable body and beauty standards, especially for women. In recent years, the rise of s...
First of all, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my supervisor Maria Wolters for her great support and patience in answering all my questions. Maria’s expertise and great recommendations were invaluable for the development and realisation of my project. Furthermore, I would like to thank all of my lovely friends who took the time to pa...
I declare that this thesis was composed by myself, that the work contained herein is my own except where explicitly stated otherwise in the text, and that this work has not been submitted for any other degree or professional qualification except as specified.
For the development of a highly user-centred prototype, a user interview study was necessary. Semi-structured interviews were conducted to obtain an initial idea about the interviewee’s general social media usage and their thoughts about it. Based on the outcomes of the interviews and an early obtainment of feedback from an informal pilot user stud...
Interviews with actual social media users were necessary to develop design improve-ments that are tailored to the users’ needs. Studies with human participants require careful ethical consideration to minimize the chance of harming the participant. Body image is closely interwoven with a person’s mental health and well-being and is there-fore a top...
To enable an anonymised and detailed evaluation of the collected data, each interview was transcribed, using the transcribe function of the browser-based Microsoft Word application. Following the automated transcription all interviews have been listened to again and checked for transcription errors or missing parts.
child, so you look a bit different and she says she does it at her own pace and I find that very likeable, yes.” Original: P8: ”Also was jetzt hier, diese *Accountname* zum Beispiel. Die hat ja gerade ein Kind bekommen und die zeigt halt andauernd, wie sie am Fut-tern ist. Das finde ich eigentlich ganz sympathisch und die zeigt nat ̈urlich dann auc...
It is worth noticing that the above statement was made by the same participant who said that they find ’Fitspiration’ rather positive and that body transformations motivate them. This highlights the torn sentiment many participants perceived while consuming fitness content and explains why users follow this type of content even though they know abo...
In summary, the interviews helped to understand the general usage of social media and what type of content has a particularly positive impact, and what content has a particularly negative impact on body image and satisfaction. Content that is considered authentic is perceived to be the most positive, especially when the focus of the image is a pers...
In an attempt to find an answer to the fourth researcher question: ”How can we inter-vene to counteract negative social media influences on body image and foster a positive impact on body satisfaction?” (see Chapter 1) the following design suggestions for so-cial media applications have been developed. The proposed features are an integration of in...
Due to the limited amount of time available for the execution of a Master’s disser-tation only a small sample size of user interviews was conducted. Furthermore, all participants of the initial interview study indicated to come from a white European background which offers very limited variability among the participants’ cultural ex-periences. Howe...
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Hello xx, thank you very much for your participation in this interview study. I am con-ducting the study as part of my Master’s thesis in Design Informatics at the University of Edinburgh. As I already explained during the recruitment, I’m trying to understand how users perceive the content they see on Instagram and how the content influences users...
What social media platforms do you use? Which one do you use the most and how often? Do you post content yourself? If yes - When? About what? Think about your last post: What kind of criteria does a photo/video/post have to meet for you to post it? Can you think of a situation where a photo/video/post met all these criteria but you still decided no...
Think about the last time you opened Instagram. What kind of content do you get shown the most? From friends, people you follow and recommendations? (Fashion, sport, food, travel, photos of friends etc.) What kind of people/ accounts do you follow? How do you feel/what do you think when you are shown this content? Do you like what you see? Does the...
Can you think of a situation where you got angry/upset about what you were shown? Did you ever ”reported” content or marked it as ”not interested”? What kind of content was it? How did it make you feel? Why did it upset/ annoy you? Have you ever deleted a social media app or taken a few days ”off”? And why? Can you think of something that you would...
Can you think of a situation where you thought about a post after you closed the app? A post that influenced one of your decisions during your everyday life? (positive as well as negative) Please describe the situation and the post Do you think social media has an influence on your own perception of yourself and your body? If yes - Which posts have...
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There are a number of unique features of social media that differentiate it from traditional media and that may contribute to any effects it has on body image. First, social media features the users themselves (as opposed to just models and celebrities).
How Does Body Image Develop? Body image forms gradually, and begins to develop in childhood. It is affected by both past and current experiences. Some of the most common determinants of body image include cultural factors, interpersonal experiences and physical changes. 1) Cultural socialization
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body image generally includes feeling comfortable and confident in your body. It involves acknowledging that the way your body looks has little to do with your character or value as a person. Negative body image includes feeling shame, anxiety, or self-consciousness about one’s shape as well as a distorted perception of physical appearance.
Feb 27, 2023 · This paper reviews the theoretical frameworks that account for the global similarities and regional differences in rates and presentation of body image concerns, as well as reviewing the extant...
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