Maladaptive Instagram Use Among Young Adults: The Mediating Role of Basic Psychological Needs on Body Dissatisfaction
Instagram is an image-sharing social networking service (SNS) particularly enjoyed by young adults. It excessive and problematic use impacts users’ body image (BI). Individuals with negative BI feel dissatisfied with their appearance and body, and perceive a discrepancy between their current and ide...
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| author | Concettina Caparello Valeria Verrastro Loriana Castellani Pina Filippello Luana Sorrenti |
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| description | Instagram is an image-sharing social networking service (SNS) particularly enjoyed by young adults. It excessive and problematic use impacts users’ body image (BI). Individuals with negative BI feel dissatisfied with their appearance and body, and perceive a discrepancy between their current and ideal image. Instagram, in contrast to other SNS, focused uniquely on image-based content. As such, it is likely that Instagram differs from other social media in term of mediating processes linking its use to BI, reflecting the need to understanding the relationship between maladaptive Instagram use and body dissatisfaction. The main purpose of this study is to investigate, through a self-determination theory (SDT) framework, the mediating role of basic psychological needs (BPN) satisfaction/frustration and needs-supportive/needs-thwarting interpersonal behaviors on the relationship between maladaptive Instagram use and body dissatisfaction. The results showed the role of BPN satisfaction/frustration (autonomy, competence and relatedness) in the relationship between maladaptive Instagram use and body dissatisfaction. The sample comprised 525 young adults from several Italian university. This study extends the knowledge of the factors that can be related to the BI of young adults, with important application implications. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a0ab8c09b31446cea7b9ce93b6eeca2b2023-05-08T09:48:09ZengUniversity of MessinaMediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology2282-16192023-04-0111310.13129/2282-1619/mjcp-36282966Maladaptive Instagram Use Among Young Adults: The Mediating Role of Basic Psychological Needs on Body DissatisfactionConcettina Caparello0Valeria Verrastro1Loriana Castellani2Pina Filippello3Luana Sorrenti4Department of Health Sciences, University Magna Graecia of CatanzaroDepartment of Medical Science and Surgery, University Magna Graecia of CatanzaroDepartment of Human Sciences, Society and Health, University of Cassino and Lazio MeridionaleDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of MessinaDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of MessinaInstagram is an image-sharing social networking service (SNS) particularly enjoyed by young adults. It excessive and problematic use impacts users’ body image (BI). Individuals with negative BI feel dissatisfied with their appearance and body, and perceive a discrepancy between their current and ideal image. Instagram, in contrast to other SNS, focused uniquely on image-based content. As such, it is likely that Instagram differs from other social media in term of mediating processes linking its use to BI, reflecting the need to understanding the relationship between maladaptive Instagram use and body dissatisfaction. The main purpose of this study is to investigate, through a self-determination theory (SDT) framework, the mediating role of basic psychological needs (BPN) satisfaction/frustration and needs-supportive/needs-thwarting interpersonal behaviors on the relationship between maladaptive Instagram use and body dissatisfaction. The results showed the role of BPN satisfaction/frustration (autonomy, competence and relatedness) in the relationship between maladaptive Instagram use and body dissatisfaction. The sample comprised 525 young adults from several Italian university. This study extends the knowledge of the factors that can be related to the BI of young adults, with important application implications.https://cab.unime.it/journals/index.php/MJCP/article/view/3628maladaptive instagram usebody imagebasic psychological needneed interpersonal behaviorself-determination theory. |
| spellingShingle | Concettina Caparello Valeria Verrastro Loriana Castellani Pina Filippello Luana Sorrenti Maladaptive Instagram Use Among Young Adults: The Mediating Role of Basic Psychological Needs on Body Dissatisfaction Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology maladaptive instagram use body image basic psychological need need interpersonal behavior self-determination theory. |
| title | Maladaptive Instagram Use Among Young Adults: The Mediating Role of Basic Psychological Needs on Body Dissatisfaction |
| title_full | Maladaptive Instagram Use Among Young Adults: The Mediating Role of Basic Psychological Needs on Body Dissatisfaction |
| title_fullStr | Maladaptive Instagram Use Among Young Adults: The Mediating Role of Basic Psychological Needs on Body Dissatisfaction |
| title_full_unstemmed | Maladaptive Instagram Use Among Young Adults: The Mediating Role of Basic Psychological Needs on Body Dissatisfaction |
| title_short | Maladaptive Instagram Use Among Young Adults: The Mediating Role of Basic Psychological Needs on Body Dissatisfaction |
| title_sort | maladaptive instagram use among young adults the mediating role of basic psychological needs on body dissatisfaction |
| topic | maladaptive instagram use body image basic psychological need need interpersonal behavior self-determination theory. |
| url | https://cab.unime.it/journals/index.php/MJCP/article/view/3628 |
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