Direct and indirect relationships between social media use and body satisfaction: A prospective study among adolescent boys and girls Jarman, Hannah, McLean, SA, Slater, A, Marques, MD and Paxton, SJ 2021, Direct and indirect relationships between social media use and body satisfaction: A prospective study among adolescent boys and girls, New Media and Society, pp. 1-21, doi: 10.1177/14614448211058468. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Direct and indirect relationships between social media use and body satisfaction: A prospective study among adolescent boys and girls Author(s) Jarman, Hannah McLean, SA Slater, A Marques, MD Paxton, SJ Journal name New Media and Society Article ID 14614448211058468 Start page 1 End page 21 Total pages 21 Publisher SAGE Publications Place of publication London, England Publication date 2021-11-19 ISSN 1461-4448 1461-7315 Keyword(s) Social Sciences Communication Adolescents bidirectional body satisfaction mediation prospective social media sociocultural TRIPARTITE INFLUENCE MODEL COVARIANCE STRUCTURE-ANALYSIS IMAGE CONCERNS SOCIOCULTURAL ATTITUDES APPEARANCE COMPARISONS IDEAL INTERNALIZATION PHOTO ACTIVITY INSTAGRAM USE DISSATISFACTION FACEBOOK Summary Cross-sectional research suggests a small, inverse association between social media use and body satisfaction. However, less is known regarding prospective, bidirectional, or mediating effects. In line with sociocultural theory, this study used a three-wave design to examine direct and indirect effects between social media use and body satisfaction, via thin-ideal and muscular-ideal internalisation and social comparisons. Adolescents ( n = 1911; Mage = 14.27, SD = 1.08) were invited to complete three surveys over 1 year. Cross-lagged panel models indicated acceptable fit for two social media use operationalisations, with better fit statistics for the appearance-focused use rather than photo-based activities model. Despite largely no direct effects, indirect effects were found. Social comparisons mediated the relationships over time, whereby higher social media use predicted higher comparisons, which predicted lower body satisfaction. The reverse direction was also found. Gender invariance indicates that prevention aimed at reducing comparisons may be suitable for boys and girls. Notes In press Language eng DOI 10.1177/14614448211058468 Field of Research 1902 Film, Television and Digital Media 2001 Communication and Media Studies HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30159344 Document type: Journal Article Collection: Faculty of Health Related Links Link Description Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges   Connect to Elements publication management system Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Thu, 25 Nov 2021, 07:29:57 EST Thu, 25 Nov 2021, 14:55:12 EST Thu, 25 Nov 2021, 14:59:55 EST Thu, 25 Nov 2021, 15:06:00 EST Fri, 26 Nov 2021, 08:22:09 EST Sat, 04 Dec 2021, 01:31:39 EST Sat, 04 Dec 2021, 01:48:32 EST Sat, 25 Jun 2022, 17:20:27 EST Mon, 27 Jun 2022, 12:45:55 EST Tue, 05 Jul 2022, 16:14:15 EST Tue, 19 Jul 2022, 10:58:20 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 5 times in TR Web of Science Cited 4 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 5 Abstract Views, 0 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Thu, 25 Nov 2021, 07:29:57 EST