Social media fitness trend makes women feel worse
4 years, 10 months ago

Social media fitness trend makes women feel worse

India TV News  

Researchers have found that the fitspiration social media trend is flawed because it makes women feel worse about themselves and their bodies rather than inspiring them to exercise. According to the study, published in the journal Body Image, despite the positive intentions and popularity of social media images depicting women being active in exercise programmes, researchers have studied whether the #fitspiration Instagram movement is having its desired inspirational effect - and found the opposite to be true. "When considering actual exercise behaviour, there appears to be no beneficial effect, despite their positive intentions and popularity, #fitspiration images are yet another way to make women feel worse about themselves and their bodies," said study researcher Ivanka Prichard from Flinders University in Australia. The study also investigated if engaging in exercise after viewing #fitspiration images could reduce the negative effects from image exposure - and found improvements in mood and body image following exercise.

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Your Instagram feed may fuel body insecurity, develop muscle dysmorphia: Study
2 months ago

Your Instagram feed may fuel body insecurity, develop muscle dysmorphia: Study

Live Mint  

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Men beware! Your Instagram feed might be fueling body insecurity, muscle dysmorphia
2 months ago

Men beware! Your Instagram feed might be fueling body insecurity, muscle dysmorphia

Hindustan Times  

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Fans of fitness influencers exercise more – but they’re also more depressed
7 months ago

Fans of fitness influencers exercise more – but they’re also more depressed

The Independent  

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A small amount of body positivity can make a difference but more research is needed for creators, study finds
1 year, 7 months ago

A small amount of body positivity can make a difference but more research is needed for creators, study finds

ABC  

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Social media can put young people in danger, U.S. surgeon general warns
1 year, 7 months ago

Social media can put young people in danger, U.S. surgeon general warns

NPR  

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‘Un-handsome’ babies, ‘too little’ Botox and how the internet became so cruel about people’s looks
1 year, 10 months ago

‘Un-handsome’ babies, ‘too little’ Botox and how the internet became so cruel about people’s looks

The Independent  

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The female body 'shouldn't be a trend'. So why do social media and diet culture treat it like one?
1 year, 11 months ago

The female body 'shouldn't be a trend'. So why do social media and diet culture treat it like one?

ABC  

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Women unhappy with their bodies ‘spend more time looking at slimmer females’
1 year, 11 months ago

Women unhappy with their bodies ‘spend more time looking at slimmer females’

The Independent  

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Online images of superfit new mums is not reality for most mothers, study suggests
2 years, 3 months ago

Online images of superfit new mums is not reality for most mothers, study suggests

Daily Mail  

Unrealistic images on social media of women’s bodies shortly after they have had a baby could be contributing to post-natal blues, a study suggests. Celebrities such as fitness guru Chloe Madeley have been praised for sharing their body image insecurities after giving birth. Dr Megan Gow of the University of Sydney, who led the study, said: ‘These images are presenting …

Unrealistic post-baby body images on social media ‘may worsen body satisfaction’
2 years, 3 months ago

Unrealistic post-baby body images on social media ‘may worsen body satisfaction’

The Independent  

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Body Positivity Is Fine, But An Unhealthy Body Is Not — Why We Should Not Link The Two
2 years, 6 months ago

Body Positivity Is Fine, But An Unhealthy Body Is Not — Why We Should Not Link The Two

ABP News  

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Social media impact: Shield India’s young
2 years, 9 months ago

Social media impact: Shield India’s young

Hindustan Times  

Adolescents feel worse about their lives the more they use social media, a study published in Nature Communications earlier this week found. There is already evidence that toxic social media exposure leads to depression, anxiety and low self-esteem in children. Last year, a whistleblower who worked at Facebook released documents that showed the company found its popular image sharing service …

Why having a positive body image is crucial to the wellbeing
3 years ago

Why having a positive body image is crucial to the wellbeing

Live Mint  

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Where's The Body Acceptance Movement For Men Who Gained Pandemic Weight?
3 years, 2 months ago

Where's The Body Acceptance Movement For Men Who Gained Pandemic Weight?

Huff Post  

Illustration: Damon Dahlen/HuffPost; Photos: Getty Men we spoke to say the surplus time they spent at home during the coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated their existing body image concerns and even led to body dysmorphia. “That isolation has caused us to reach for connection via social media, and when we connect via social media, we’re seeing idealized lives and idealized versions …

Facebook confirms Instagram made girls with body issues feel worse - but denies it is harming teens in other ways
3 years, 3 months ago

Facebook confirms Instagram made girls with body issues feel worse - but denies it is harming teens in other ways

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In a series of investigations, the Journal reported that internal Facebook research showed that one third of …

Instagram says social media’s effect on people mental health “mixed”
3 years, 3 months ago

Instagram says social media’s effect on people mental health “mixed”

The Hindu  

Internal researchers at Facebook-owned Instagram have found the app poses serious mental health danger to many teen girls, the Wall Street Journal reported earlier this week, citing internal company documents. The image-sharing platform added that social media’s impact on the wellbeing of people is “mixed” and depends on the state of mind when people use it. According to the company’s …

Always pulling the ‘flamingo’ pose in Instagram photos? There’s a troubling reason why
3 years, 4 months ago

Always pulling the ‘flamingo’ pose in Instagram photos? There’s a troubling reason why

The Independent  

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Women's Day 2021: 5 amazing women you need to follow on social media for some positive inspiration
3 years, 10 months ago

Women's Day 2021: 5 amazing women you need to follow on social media for some positive inspiration

India TV News  

If you're among those who scroll through social media while dining, during office meetings, in the metros and talking -- basically all the time -- you need to channel in some positive vibes to keep your spirits high. Ahead of women's day, we list down five such amazing women you can follow on social media who fill your feed with …

Women Are Sharing Candid Photos To Send A Message To Pandemic Body-Shamers
4 years, 7 months ago

Women Are Sharing Candid Photos To Send A Message To Pandemic Body-Shamers

Huff Post  

If you need more proof that social media still lacks adequate body diversity representation, consider what happened with the #MyQuarantineBody movement’s tagged page on Instagram. Photographer Anastasia Garcia started the #MyQuarantineBody movement as an antidote to the fat shaming jokes, memes and attitudes surrounding weight gain during the coronavirus pandemic. “Whether in the form of bad memes, targeted weight loss …

Fitness influencer photoshops herself to reflect unrealistic 'Instagram beauty standards'
5 years, 3 months ago

Fitness influencer photoshops herself to reflect unrealistic 'Instagram beauty standards'

Daily Mail  

A body positive fitness blogger has shared heavily Photoshopped photos of herself to reflect 'Instagram beauty standards' - and prove that what you see on social media isn't always truthful. Body positive fitness influencer Cassey Ho shared heavily Photoshopped photos of herself to reflect 'Instagram beauty standards' - and prove that what you see on social media isn't always truthful …

Perception of beauty in women might be changing, but the pressure is still relentless
5 years, 3 months ago

Perception of beauty in women might be changing, but the pressure is still relentless

ABC  

It might not surprise the reader that I was a somewhat nerdy kid, with unruly brown hair and thick glasses. 'Sometimes you feel like it's so hard to disengage' Last year I conducted a research project with young women in their mid-teens and early 20s about body image and social media. In that research we found that young women welcomed …

An Instagram With No 'Likes' Could Have A Big Impact On Mental Health
5 years, 7 months ago

An Instagram With No 'Likes' Could Have A Big Impact On Mental Health

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING One recent morning, Sarah Roberts, a 22-year-old writer from Ottawa, Canada, logged onto Instagram and saw this notification at the very top of her feed: Scrolling down, Roberts saw the effects of the change: Gone were the 500,000+ likes Chris Pratt would generally get on a random photo of his lambs, and gone, too, was the modest, …

The complicated truth about social media and body image
5 years, 9 months ago

The complicated truth about social media and body image

BBC  

The complicated truth about social media and body image Getty Many of us suspect that the beautiful, often highly-edited images of people we see on social media make us feel worse about our own bodies. It’s important to note that research into social media and body image is still in its early stages, and most studies are correlational. Getty Looking …

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