Female Users' TikTok Use and Body Image: Active Versus Passive Use and Social Comparison Processes
Pan W, Mu Z, Zhao Z, Tang Z
Cyberpsychology, behavior and social networking · 20 citations
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How it was studied
- Design
- Cross-sectional study (indexed by PubMed)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Funding not disclosed
Publication
- Published
- 2022-12-01 · Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw · vol. 26 · issue 1 · pp. 3–10
- Publisher
- Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
- Cited
- 48 citations · more than 99% of similar papers · 14.1× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 38 works
- Access
- Paywalled
- Research areas
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Eating Disorders and Behaviors · Child Development and Digital Technology
- Keywords
- TikTok, body image, social comparison, female users, body acceptance, Douyin, social media use
- MeSH
- humans, cross-sectional studies, self concept, body image, adult, female, social media, social comparison
4 authors
From CN
- Wenjing PanRenmin University of China
- Zhe MuRenmin University of China
- Zexuan ZhaoRenmin University of China
- Zheng Sophia Tang · correspondingRenmin University of China
Abstract
This study examined two ways of using the TikTok application (active vs. passive use), and their association with female users' self-esteem pertaining to appearance and weight. By adopting a cross-sectional online survey design, this study recruited 7,750 adult female TikTok users from China (Douyin), and acquired self-reported data on 2 ways of using TikTok, state-level social comparison, appearance-esteem, weight-esteem, body mass index, and age. The results indicated that passive and active TikTok uses were negatively and positively associated with participants' appearance- and weight-esteem, respectively. A mediation analysis revealed that the participants' state-level social comparison while using TikTok mediated the association between two ways of TikTok use, and their effects on appearance- and weight-esteem. These results help us understand the complicated impact of TikTok use on body image, and design campaigns for promoting body acceptance.
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