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An international cross-sectional investigation on social media, fitspiration content exposure, and related risks during the COVID-19 self-isolation period.
Cataldo, Ilaria; Burkauskas, Julius; Dores, Artemisa R; Carvalho, Irene P; Simonato, Pierluigi; De Luca, Ilaria; Gómez-Martínez, Maria Ángeles; Melero Ventola, Alejandra Rebeca; Demetrovics, Zsolt; Szabo, Attila; Ábel, Krisztina Edina; Shibata, Mami; Kobayashi, Kei; Fujiwara, Hironobu; Arroyo-Anlló, Eva Maria; Martinotti, Giovanni; Barbosa, Fernando; Griskova-Bulanova, Inga; Pranckeviciene, Aiste; Bowden-Jones, Henrietta; Esposito, Gianluca; Corazza, Ornella.
  • Cataldo I; Department of Psychology and Cognitive Science, University of Trento, Rovereto, Italy. Electronic address: ilaria.cataldo@unitn.it.
  • Burkauskas J; Neuroscience Institute, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania; School of Life and Medical Sciences, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, AL10 9AB, UK.
  • Dores AR; Laboratory of Neuropsychophysiology, Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal; School of Health, Polytechnic of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
  • Carvalho IP; Clinical Neurosciences and Mental Health Department and CINTESIS, School of Medicine, Porto, Portugal.
  • Simonato P; School of Life and Medical Sciences, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, AL10 9AB, UK.
  • De Luca I; School of Life and Medical Sciences, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, AL10 9AB, UK.
  • Gómez-Martínez MÁ; Department of Psychology, Pontifical University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain.
  • Melero Ventola AR; Department of Psychology, Pontifical University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain.
  • Demetrovics Z; Centre of Excellence in Responsible Gaming, University of Gibraltar, Gibraltar; Institute of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary.
  • Szabo A; Institute of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary.
  • Ábel KE; Institute of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary.
  • Shibata M; Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan.
  • Kobayashi K; Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan.
  • Fujiwara H; Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan; Artificial Intelligence Ethics and Society Team, RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project, Saitama, Japan.
  • Arroyo-Anlló EM; Department of Psychobiology, Neuroscience Institute of Castilla-León, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain.
  • Martinotti G; Department of Neuroscience, Imaging, and Clinical Science "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy.
  • Barbosa F; Laboratory of Neuropsychophysiology, Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
  • Griskova-Bulanova I; Department of Neurobiology and Biophysics, Institute of Biosciences, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania.
  • Pranckeviciene A; Neuroscience Institute, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania.
  • Bowden-Jones H; Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
  • Esposito G; Department of Psychology and Cognitive Science, University of Trento, Rovereto, Italy; Psychology Program, School of Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
  • Corazza O; Department of Psychology and Cognitive Science, University of Trento, Rovereto, Italy; School of Life and Medical Sciences, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, AL10 9AB, UK.
J Psychiatr Res ; 148: 34-44, 2022 04.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1654821
ABSTRACT
With the global COVID-19 pandemic, governments from many countries in the world implemented various restrictions to prevent the SARS-Cov-2 virus's spread, including social distancing measures, quarantine, in-home lockdown, and the closure of services and public spaces. This led to an in-creased use of social media platforms to make people feel more connected, but also to maintain physical activity while self-isolating. Concerns about physical appearance and the desire to keep or reach a muscular and toned ideal body, might have further reinforced the engagement in fitness-related social media activities, like sharing progresses in training achievements or following more fitness contents on popular profiles. To better understand the underlying relation among these factors, the present study investigates 729 responses to the Exercise Addiction Inventory (EAI), the Appearance Anxiety Inventory (AAI), the Self-Compassion Scale (SCS) and their association to social media usage and compares the results cross-culturally in five countries (Spain, Lithuania, United Kingdom, Japan, and Hungary). Findings highlight significant differences between males and females, espe-cially in regard to the time spent online (U = 477.5, p = 0.036). Greater levels of appearance anxiety were associated with the exposure to fitness-related contents on social media. These results strongly confirm the previously highlighted association between fitspiration media and body image anxiety predominantly in females. Clinical implications and future considerations in terms of prevention and treatment in a situation of global emergency are also discussed.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Social Media / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Female / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: J Psychiatr Res Year: 2022 Document Type: Article

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Social Media / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Female / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: J Psychiatr Res Year: 2022 Document Type: Article