Clinical trial NCT04253210: Body Positive Images and Photo Modification Cues on Social Media
Official title: Body Positive Images and Photo Modification Cues on Social Media
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: WITHDRAWN
Phase: NA
Conditions: Body Image
Lead sponsor: Chapman University
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Ohio State University
First posted: 2020-02-05
Enrollment: 0
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: FACTORIAL
Primary purpose: BASIC_SCIENCE

Brief summary: The purpose of this research is to explore how women evaluate photos of other women posted on social media sites. There are two factors the investigators plan to explore in an online experiment: (a) the degree to which body positive images appear to be sexualized or not; and (b) whether or not there is evidence of photo modification on these images. The results of this work will provide greater understanding into the effects of the body positive movement and determine conditions under which these campaigns are most impactful.

Detailed description: The purpose of this research is to explore how women evaluate photos of other women posted on social media sites. Specifically, the investigators are interested in providing more nuance regarding the effectiveness of body positive imagery (i.e., more diverse representations of physical attractiveness and empowerment of women underrepresented in the mainstream media). The literature on female objectification suggests women are oftentimes portrayed in unrealistic ways (e.g., ultra-thin and hyper-sexualized) via the mainstream media. Moreover, warranting theory provides predictions about the extent to which online content represents an offline reality. As such, there are two factors the investigators plan to explore in an online experiment: (a) the degree to which body positive images appear to be sexualized or not; and (b) whether or not there is evidence of photo modification on these images. The results of this work will provide greater understanding into the effects of the body positive movement and determine conditions under which these campaigns are most impactful.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Adults 18 years of age or older

Exclusion Criteria:

* n/a

Primary outcomes:
measure: Closed-Ended Questionnaire Items Extent of Sexualization (semantic differential)
timeFrame: During the single-session study (data collected over 12 months); immediately after viewing experimental images
measure: Closed-Ended Questionnaire Items Extent of Physical Attractiveness (semantic differential)
timeFrame: During the single-session study (data collected over 12 months); immediately after viewing experimental images
measure: Closed-Ended Questionnaire Items of Extent of Photo Modification (Likert Scale)
timeFrame: During the single-session study (data collected over 12 months); immediately after viewing experimental images
measure: Closed-Ended Questionnaire Items of Extent of Body Appreciation
timeFrame: During the single-session study (data collected over 12 months); immediately after viewing experimental images
measure: Closed-Ended Questionnaire Items of Extent of Positive Body Image (Likert Scale)
timeFrame: During the single-session study (data collected over 12 months); immediately after viewing experimental images
measure: Closed-Ended Questionnaire Items of Extent of Positive Evaluations of Photos (Likert Scale)
timeFrame: During the single-session study (data collected over 12 months); immediately after viewing experimental images
measure: Open-Ended Questionnaire Items on the Rate of Other-Objectification / Social Aggression
timeFrame: During the single-session study (data collected over 12 months); as they view the experimental images
measure: Open-Ended Questionnaire Items on the Rate of State Self-Objectification
timeFrame: During the single-session study (data collected over 12 months); immediately after viewing experimental images
measure: Closed-Ended Demographic Item of Biological Sex
timeFrame: During the single-session study (data collected over 12 months); at the end of the survey with other demographic measures
measure: Closed-Ended Demographic Item of Race/Ethnicity
timeFrame: During the single-session study (data collected over 12 months); at the end of the survey with other demographic measures
measure: Closed-Ended Demographic Item of Age
timeFrame: During the single-session study (data collected over 12 months); at the end of the survey with other demographic measures
measure: Closed-Ended Demographic Item of Social Media Use
timeFrame: During the single-session study (data collected over 12 months); at the end of the survey with other demographic measures
measure: Closed-Ended Demographic Item of Body Height
timeFrame: During the single-session study (data collected over 12 months); at the end of the survey with other demographic measures
measure: Closed-Ended Demographic Item of Body Weight
timeFrame: During the single-session study (data collected over 12 months); at the end of the survey with other demographic measures
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Locations:
city: Orange
country: United States
facility: Chapman University
state: California
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