APS
2024 APS Annual Convention · 2024
Thinspiration and Fitspiration: Both Problematic on Social Media
- Mun Yee Kwan
Hofstra University - Ayla Gioia
Hofstra University - Rebecca Braverman
Hofstra University - Kristina Drumheller
West Texas A&M University
Abstract
A content analysis was conducted on 780 thinspiration and fitspiration social media posts. Thinspiration focused on content with thin ideals, bone emphasis, body guilt, restrictive eating, and mental disorders. Fitspiration included content on weight loss, nutrition, muscle mass, physical activity, and motivation and inspiration. Both objectified humans.
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