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Body Positive Images and Photo Modification Cues on Social Media

C

Chapman University

Status

Withdrawn

Conditions

Body Image

Treatments

Other: psychological

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT04253210
IRB-20-42

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this research is to explore how women evaluate photos of other women posted on social media sites. There are two factors the investigators plan to explore in an online experiment: (a) the degree to which body positive images appear to be sexualized or not; and (b) whether or not there is evidence of photo modification on these images. The results of this work will provide greater understanding into the effects of the body positive movement and determine conditions under which these campaigns are most impactful.

Full description

The purpose of this research is to explore how women evaluate photos of other women posted on social media sites. Specifically, the investigators are interested in providing more nuance regarding the effectiveness of body positive imagery (i.e., more diverse representations of physical attractiveness and empowerment of women underrepresented in the mainstream media). The literature on female objectification suggests women are oftentimes portrayed in unrealistic ways (e.g., ultra-thin and hyper-sexualized) via the mainstream media. Moreover, warranting theory provides predictions about the extent to which online content represents an offline reality. As such, there are two factors the investigators plan to explore in an online experiment: (a) the degree to which body positive images appear to be sexualized or not; and (b) whether or not there is evidence of photo modification on these images. The results of this work will provide greater understanding into the effects of the body positive movement and determine conditions under which these campaigns are most impactful.

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • Adults 18 years of age or older

Exclusion criteria

  • n/a

Trial design

Primary purpose

Basic Science

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Factorial Assignment

Masking

Single Blind

0 participants in 5 patient groups

Sexualized images / High photo modification
Experimental group
Treatment:
Other: psychological
Sexualized images / Low photo modification
Experimental group
Treatment:
Other: psychological
Nonsexualized images / High photo modification
Experimental group
Treatment:
Other: psychological
Nonsexualized images / Low photo modification
Experimental group
Treatment:
Other: psychological
Control images
Experimental group
Treatment:
Other: psychological

Trial contacts and locations

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