BoPo Online, BoPo Offline? Engagement with Body Positivity
Posts, Positive Appearance Comments on Social Media, and
Adolescents’ Appearance-Related Prosocial Tendencies

J 2025

BoPo Online, BoPo Offline? Engagement with Body Positivity Posts, Positive Appearance Comments on Social Media, and Adolescents’ Appearance-Related Prosocial Tendencies

KVARDOVÁ, Nikol; Chelly MAES a Laura VANDENBOSCH

Základní údaje

Originální název

BoPo Online, BoPo Offline? Engagement with Body Positivity Posts, Positive Appearance Comments on Social Media, and Adolescents’ Appearance-Related Prosocial Tendencies

Autoři

KVARDOVÁ, Nikol ; Chelly MAES a Laura VANDENBOSCH

Vydání

Computers in Human Behavior, Oxford, Elsevier, 2025, 0747-5632

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

50802 Media and socio-cultural communication

Stát vydavatele

Velká Británie a Severní Irsko

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

article - open access

Impakt faktor

Impact factor: 8.900 v roce 2024

Označené pro přenos do RIV

Ano

Organizační jednotka

Fakulta sociálních studií

Klíčová slova anglicky

Body Positivity; social media; body image; adolescents; prosocial tendencies for physical appearance

Štítky

rivok

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 2. 2. 2026 16:09, Mgr. Blanka Farkašová

Anotace

V originále

Encouraging prosocial tendencies toward others’ physical appearance is crucial for promoting a positive body image during adolescence. Social media content that highlights positive appearance messages can significantly influence these tendencies. Hence, this three-wave panel study explored the impact of exposure to and the posting of Body Positivity (BoPo) posts and positive appearance comments on social media upon adolescents’ offline prosocial behavioral tendencies towards others’ appearances, as mediated by appearance-related prosocial reasoning. Using a sample of adolescents aged 12 to 18 (N = 496, Mage = 15.05, SD = 1.49; 67.9% girls), the hypotheses received partial support. At the between-person level, adolescents who more often viewed BoPo and posted positive appearance comments also reported higher appearance-related prosocial tendencies. Nonetheless, on the within-person level, only more often posting positive appearance comments predicted a change to more appearance-related prosocial reasoning from T2 to T3. Notably, the mediation pathways from exposure to and the posting of BoPo and positive appearance comments to appearance-related prosocial tendencies through prosocial reasoning were not significant. Such findings suggest the presence of more significant sources for appearance-related prosocial tendencies than social media during adolescence. Still, the between-person findings can be valuable for peer-led campaigns that aim to foster a positive body image. Such campaigns could identify adolescents with heightened appearance-related prosocial tendencies who tend to engage with body positivity posts and positive appearance comments on social media.

Návaznosti

CZ.02.01.01/00/22_008/0004583, interní kód MU
(Kód CEP: EH22_008/0004583)

Název: Excelentní výzkum v oblasti digitálních technologií a wellbeingu

Investor: Ministerstvo školství, mládeže a tělovýchovy ČR, Excelentní výzkum v oblasti digitálních technologií a wellbeingu, Priorita 1 - Výzkum a vývoj

EH22_008/0004583, projekt VaV

Název: Excelentní výzkum v oblasti digitálních technologií a wellbeingu

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Citovat

KVARDOVÁ, Nikol; Chelly MAES a Laura VANDENBOSCH. BoPo Online, BoPo Offline? Engagement with Body Positivity Posts, Positive Appearance Comments on Social Media, and Adolescents’ Appearance-Related Prosocial Tendencies. Computers in Human Behavior. Oxford: Elsevier, 2025, roč. 162, January, s. 1-13. ISSN 0747-5632. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2024.108471.

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KVARDOVÁ, Nikol; Chelly MAES a Laura VANDENBOSCH. BoPo Online, BoPo Offline? Engagement with Body Positivity Posts, Positive Appearance Comments on Social Media, and Adolescents’ Appearance-Related Prosocial Tendencies. \textit{Computers in Human Behavior}. Oxford: Elsevier, 2025, roč.~162, January, s.~1-13. ISSN~0747-5632. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2024.108471.

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