Social media pressure and the body dysmorphic disorder tendency in women: The mediating role of perfectionism

Sulistyo, Putri Talitha Salsabila and Sukamto, Monique Elizabeth and Ibrahim, Nada (2022) Social media pressure and the body dysmorphic disorder tendency in women: The mediating role of perfectionism. Psikohumaniora: Jurnal Penelitian Psikologi, 7 (2). pp. 137-152. ISSN 2527-7456 (online); 2502-9363 (printed)

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Abstract

The ideal body image displayed in social media often makes women vulnerable to body image issues, one of which is body dysmorphic disorder (BDD). This study aims to examine the role of social media pressure in predicting the tendency towards such a disorder in emerging adult women, with each of three dimensions of perfectionism as a mediator. The participants were 385 women aged 18-25 years who used social media and were selected using the convenience sampling technique. Data were collected using the Body Dysmorphic Disorder Screening Scale, Social Media Pressure Scale, Almost Perfect Scale-Revised (APS-R), and some open-ended questions distributed online through various social media. The BDD tendency model tested using structural equation modeling has a good fit with the data (χ2/df = .019, RMSEA = .001, CFI = 1.00) and shows that the role of social media pressure in women's BDD tendency was fully mediated through the discrepancy dimension of perfectionism. The findings indicate that a program is needed to develop media literacy and promote positive body images for women who use social media to prevent body image issues. Citra tubuh ideal yang ditampilkan di media sosial seringkali membuat perempuan rentan terhadap masalah citra tubuh, salah satunya adalah body dysmorphic disorder (BDD). Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui peranan tekanan media sosial dalam memprediksi kecenderungan gangguan tersebut pada perempuan emerging adulthood dengan masing-masing dari ketiga dimensi perfeksionisme sebagai mediator. Partisipan adalah 385 perempuan usia 18- 25 tahun pengguna media sosial yang dipilih menggunakan teknik convenience sampling. Pengumpulan data dilakukan menggunakan Skala Deteksi Dini Body Dysmorphic Disorder, Skala Tekanan Media Sosial, Almost Perfect Scale-Revised (APS-R), dan beberapa pertanyaan terbuka yang disebarkan secara daring melalui berbagai media sosial. Model kecenderungan BDD yang diuji dengan menggunakan pemodelan persamaan struktural memiliki kesesuaian yang baik dengan data (χ2/df = 0,019, RMSEA = 0,001, CFI = 1,00) dan menunjukkan bahwa peran tekanan media sosial terhadap kecenderungan BDD perempuan sepenuhnya dimediasi melalui dimensi perfeksionisme discrepancy. Temuan ini menunjukkan bahwa diperlukan program untuk me- ngembangkan literasi media dan mempromosikan citra tubuh yang positif bagi perempuan pengguna media sosial untuk mencegah permasalahan citra tubuh.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	body image; emerging adulthood; Indonesian women; perfectionism; social media
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisions:	Faculty of Psychology > Department of Psychology
Depositing User:	Ester Sri W. 196039
Date Deposited:	28 Nov 2022 09:30
Last Modified:	30 Mar 2023 05:47
URI:	http://repository.ubaya.ac.id/id/eprint/42898

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