2024-08-09 20:46:30
A study from Australia’s Charles Sturt University found that women who visited the TikTok app for at least 10 minutes a day were likely to have more negative views about their body image and a higher risk of developing eating disorders.
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TikTok allows users to create, share and stream short videos. This is Second most downloaded app 2023 in Canada and around the world. Since its creation, it has been downloaded more than 2 billion times.
To learn more about how a person’s body image perception is affected, researchers asked 273 young women aged 18 to 28 to participate.
Half of them watched videos with content about eating disorders, including influencers offering advice on losing weight through unhealthy eating, for example.
The other half had to watch clips unrelated to the topic, namely nature and cute animals.
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However, the researchers observed a decrease in body image satisfaction in both groups after viewing the content. They noted that those who watched more “problematic” videos would suffer greater losses.
Madison Blackburn and Rachel Hogg, authors of “TikTok,” said: “Young TikTok users may suffer psychological harm even if they are not seeking body image content, and they are concerned about TikTok use is short-lived. Researchin a press release.
When it comes to other social networks like Facebook and Instagram, experts choose to focus on TikTok for a specific reason. The app focuses on sharing videos, and according to them, most content is usually full-body shots, not just faces.
“This result suggests that TikTok users may internalize emotions caused by body-related social norms to a greater extent than users of other apps,” the authors said.
These also recommend that those responsible for the application better manage such content.
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