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Exploring the impact of Fitspiration imagery and body dissatisfaction on attentional bias to body stimuli in male undergraduates

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Jones, Beth
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2018-05-01
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2018-05-01
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Body image dissatisfaction relates to negative evaluations of one’s body size which usually involves a perceived discrepancy between a person’s evaluation of their own body and their “ideal” body (Grogan, 2016, p. 4). Contemporary research has recognised an association between  body  dissatisfaction  (BD)  and  the  influence  of  the  media,  using  experimental  designs such as visual dot probe tasks as a measure of attentional bias (AB) and priming as a source of media exposure. This study aims to explore the influence of a Fitspiration prime on  BD,  social  media  usage  and  AB.  Participants  consisted  of  20  male  undergraduate  students who were assigned to view a set of idealized male body images on a fitspiration prime  (experimental  group)  or  a  set  of  nature  images  (control  group)  via  an  Instagram  account. They were required to complete a visual dot probe task before and after the priming as a measure of attention and further questionnaires to measure their BD and social media usage. An independent t-­test and a mixed ANOVA were employed to analyse the results where it was determined that the experimental priming had no effect on participants BD or AB. These findings were evaluated with regards to existing literature where limitations and considerations for future research were suggested.
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