Living for the Likes: Social Media Use, Fear of Missing Out, and Body and Life Satisfaction in Women

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

11-13-2023

Abstract

The present study examined social media behavior variables (i.e., media usage, media fear of missing out [FOMO], social comparison, and appearance anxiety) related to the body and life satisfaction through the lens of social comparison and social-ecological influences utilizing two samples of women—college students and adults (N = 560). Results indicated that increased social media usage predicted media FOMO, social comparison, and appearance anxiety, and those variables also had a significant, positive relationship with disordered eating attitudes. The media behavior variables also had a positive, moderating effect in increasing the relationship between the disordered eating attitudes and body dissatisfaction. Additionally, results verified that body dissatisfaction was positively associated with life dissatisfaction. The findings of the present study allow for a greater understanding of the increasingly important role social media play in general constructs like self-perception and overall body and life satisfaction.

Publication Source (Journal or Book title)

Psychology of Popular Media

First Page

481

Last Page

489

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