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April 1, 2024Journal of Advanced Trends in Medical ResearchOpen Access

Influence of Social Media on Body Image and Eating Disorder Prevalence in Adolescents: A Cross-sectional Saudi Study

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SAShuruq Mohammed H. AlzahufKing Khaled HospitalEAEntisar Abdalla Zin elabdein AhmedAlMughtaribeen UniversityJAJumanah Ahmed Al-Badwyi

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Implication

Cross-sectional study finds an association between influencer exposure and eating disorder risk in adolescents, highlighting the need for targeted public health interventions.

Key Points

  • To examine the relationship between social media influencer engagement, body image disturbances, and the prevalence of eating disorder symptoms among adolescents.
  • Conducted a cross-sectional investigation between June and July 2023 across Saudi Arabia.
  • Administered online and offline structured questionnaires to N=1,884 participants across various community settings.
  • Evaluated social media exposure metrics, body image perceptions, and eating disorder symptoms using advanced statistical analyses.
  • Observed a significant correlation between social media exposure and body image disturbances across age groups, with the greatest vulnerability among females in their late teens to mid-twenties residing in urban Northern provinces.
  • Identified active interaction with social media influencer content as a key independent predictor of body image dissatisfaction and eating disorder symptoms.

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Alzahuf et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a70638c75498292b709cf50https://doi.org/10.4103/atmr.atmr_104_24
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