Body Positive Images and Photo Modification Cues on Social Media

NCT04253210 | Withdrawn

• 1 other identifier: IRB-20-42
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: N/A
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

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.

Conditions

Body Image

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (14)

• Closed-Ended Questionnaire Items Extent of Sexualization (semantic differential)

  Closed-Ended Questionnaire Items--Participants will be asked to report to what extent they believe the images that they viewed are sexual in nature using semantic differential scales.

  During the single-session study (data collected over 12 months); immediately after viewing experimental images

• Closed-Ended Questionnaire Items Extent of Physical Attractiveness (semantic differential)

  Closed-Ended Questionnaire Items--Participants will be asked to report to what extent they believe the people in the images that they viewed are attractive using a semantic differential scale.

  During the single-session study (data collected over 12 months); immediately after viewing experimental images

• Closed-Ended Questionnaire Items of Extent of Photo Modification (Likert Scale)

  Closed-Ended Questionnaire Items--Participants will be asked to report to what extent they believe the images that they viewed were modified or edited in some way with a series of statements about photo modification (1 = strongly disagree; 7 = strongly agree).

  During the single-session study (data collected over 12 months); immediately after viewing experimental images

• Closed-Ended Questionnaire Items of Extent of Body Appreciation

  Closed-Ended Questionnaire Items--Participants will be asked to report to what extent they feel appreciative of their own body with a series of statements about body appreciation (1 = strongly disagree; 7 = strongly agree).

  During the single-session study (data collected over 12 months); immediately after viewing experimental images

• Closed-Ended Questionnaire Items of Extent of Positive Body Image (Likert Scale)

  Closed-Ended Questionnaire Items--Participants will be asked to report about their feelings about their own body a series of statements on their body (1 = strongly disagree; 7 = strongly agree).

  During the single-session study (data collected over 12 months); immediately after viewing experimental images

• Closed-Ended Questionnaire Items of Extent of Positive Evaluations of Photos (Likert Scale)

  Closed-Ended Questionnaire Items--Participants will be asked to report their evaluations of the images that they viewed on Likert scales with a series of statements (1 = strongly disagree; 7 = strongly agree).

  During the single-session study (data collected over 12 months); immediately after viewing experimental images

• Open-Ended Questionnaire Items on the Rate of Other-Objectification / Social Aggression

  Open-Ended Questionnaire Items--Participants will be asked to report their feelings about the images they are viewing in open-ended response boxes to assess the extent to which they objectify and/or express social aggression toward the images.

  During the single-session study (data collected over 12 months); as they view the experimental images

• Open-Ended Questionnaire Items on the Rate of State Self-Objectification

  Open-Ended Questionnaire Items--Participants will be asked to report 20 statements about themselves and their identity in open-ended response boxes.

  During the single-session study (data collected over 12 months); immediately after viewing experimental images

• Closed-Ended Demographic Item of Biological Sex

  Questionnaire Item--Participants will report their biological sex as "male" or "female" to include in sample characteristics.

  During the single-session study (data collected over 12 months); at the end of the survey with other demographic measures

• Closed-Ended Demographic Item of Race/Ethnicity

  Questionnaire Item--Participants will report their race/ethnic background" to include in sample characteristics.

  During the single-session study (data collected over 12 months); at the end of the survey with other demographic measures

• Closed-Ended Demographic Item of Age

  Questionnaire Item--Participants will report their age to include in sample characteristics.

  During the single-session study (data collected over 12 months); at the end of the survey with other demographic measures

• Closed-Ended Demographic Item of Social Media Use

  Questionnaire Item--Participants will report wether they have an Instagram account ("yes" or "no"); if "yes," they will be asked to indicate how much time per day they spend on Instagram.

  During the single-session study (data collected over 12 months); at the end of the survey with other demographic measures

• Closed-Ended Demographic Item of Body Height

  Questionnaire Item--Participants will report their height (feet/inches) to include in sample characteristics.

  During the single-session study (data collected over 12 months); at the end of the survey with other demographic measures

• Closed-Ended Demographic Item of Body Weight

  Questionnaire Item--Participants will report their weight (in pounds) to include in sample characteristics.

  During the single-session study (data collected over 12 months); at the end of the survey with other demographic measures

Study Arms (5)

Sexualized images / High photo modification

EXPERIMENTAL

Other: psychological

Sexualized images / Low photo modification

EXPERIMENTAL

Other: psychological

Nonsexualized images / High photo modification

EXPERIMENTAL

Other: psychological

Nonsexualized images / Low photo modification

EXPERIMENTAL

Other: psychological

Control images

EXPERIMENTAL

Other: psychological

Interventions

psychological OTHER

Participants will either view body positive images that are sexualized (vs. nonsexualized) and a great deal of evidence of photo modification (vs. low photo modification).

Control images; Nonsexualized images / High photo modification; Nonsexualized images / Low photo modification; Sexualized images / High photo modification; Sexualized images / Low photo modification

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Adults 18 years of age or older

You may not qualify if:

• n/a

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Chapman University: lead
• Ohio State University: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Chapman University

Orange, California, 92866, United States

Location

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: BASIC SCIENCE
• Intervention Model: FACTORIAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 28, 2020
• First Posted: February 5, 2020
• Study Start: February 3, 2020
• Primary Completion: April 4, 2020
• Study Completion: March 9, 2023
• Last Updated: June 24, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-06

Locations

US (1)