Internet Use Associated Body-Surveillance Among Female Adolescents: Assessing the Role of Peer Networks

Brajdić Vuković, Marija; Lucić, Marko; Štulhofer, Aleksandar

doi:10.1007/s12119-017-9480-4

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Published: 20 November 2017

Internet Use Associated Body-Surveillance Among Female Adolescents: Assessing the Role of Peer Networks

Marija Brajdić Vuković¹,
Marko Lucić ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0002-5969-3388² &
Aleksandar Štulhofer³

Sexuality & Culture volume 22, pages 521–540 (2018)Cite this article

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Body-surveillance is a core element of self-objectification, which has been recognized as a health hazard, particularly in female adolescents. Although the role of peers in self-objectification has been documented, the utility of ego-centered network approach has not been demonstrated. Using an online sample of 211 Croatian female adolescents, this study explored whether structural characteristics of self-reported networks (composed of same-sex peers one has discussed sexuality with) moderated the relationship between the use of social networking sites (SNS) and body-surveillance. Controlling for parental monitoring and accounting for self-esteem—which was negatively associated with adolescent body-surveillance—smaller network size amplified the association between SNS use and body-surveillance. Apart from confirming the overlap between offline and online peer networks in shaping adolescent body image concerns, this study’s findings suggest that adolescent women who frequently use SNS and those with fewer close friends are more vulnerable to social media-related body-objectification than their peers.

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