Navigating a muscular and sexualized Instagram feed: An experimental study examining how Instagram affects both heterosexual and nonheterosexual men's body …

SR Sumter, D Cingel, L Hollander - Psychology of Popular Media, 2022 - psycnet.apa.org
Despite nearly equal Instagram use rates between men and women, research on the effects
of Instagram use on body image has mainly focused on women, and continued research on …

Multiple exposure to appearance-focused real accounts on Instagram: Effects on body image among both genders

S Casale, G Gemelli, C Calosi, B Giangrasso… - Current …, 2021 - Springer
This study experimentally investigated the effects of a multiple exposure to appearance-
focused real Instagram profile images on body image among both genders. Experimental …

# gotmuscles? Instagram and Body Image in College Men

L Paulson - The Journal of Social Media in Society, 2020 - thejsms.org
The exploratory study investigated the immediate effect of exposure of ideal male bodies on
Instagram on state body satisfaction, drive for muscularity, and body comparison in male …

Instagram and college women's body image: Investigating the roles of appearance-related comparisons and intrasexual competition

J Hendrickse, LM Arpan, RB Clayton… - Computers in Human …, 2017 - Elsevier
Similar to effects identified with traditional media forms, recent evidence indicates that body
image concerns, such as body dissatisfaction and drive for thinness, may also be associated …

Muscles and bare chests on Instagram: The effect of Influencers' fashion and fitspiration images on men's body image

M Tiggemann, I Anderberg - Body image, 2020 - Elsevier
Despite men using social media in increasing numbers, as yet there has been little research
addressing effects on men's body image. The aim of the present study was to investigate the …

Instagram influences: An examination of the tripartite influence model of body image among a racially diverse sample of young-adult women

H Gahler, L Dajches, L Terán, K Yan… - Computers in Human …, 2023 - Elsevier
A burgeoning research literature documenting the effects of social media, such as
Instagram, on women's body image outcomes has thus far examined mostly White samples …

Male body image portrayals on instagram

T Gültzow, JPD Guidry, F Schneider… - … , Behavior, and Social …, 2020 - liebertpub.com
Men are faced with trends that give rise to the desire for a muscular and lean body; this may
result in body dissatisfaction. Body dissatisfaction is associated with a plethora of health …

Instagram use and young women's body image concerns and self-objectification: Testing mediational pathways

J Fardouly, BK Willburger… - New media & …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
This study examined the relationship between Instagram use (overall, as well as specifically
viewing fitspiration images) and body image concerns and self-objectification among …

Effects of Instagram body portrayals on attention, state body dissatisfaction, and appearance management behavioral intention

CE Kirkpatrick, S Lee - Health Communication, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Research has suggested that Instagram is detrimental to one's body image and health, as a
result of its image-driven nature and the social comparisons that are commonly made …

# Instabod versus# BoPo: An experimental study of the effects of viewing idealized versus body-positive content on collegiate males' and females' body satisfaction.

M Pritchard, A Button - Psychology of Popular Media, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
Multiple studies have reported the harmful effects of appearance-related social media
content on women's body image; however, few studies have examined gender differences in …