@article{Mechielsen_Mussap_2022, title={Exposure to thin-ideal, fitspirational, and plus-size Instagram images influences body image and body-change cognitions in women and men}, volume={27}, url={https://firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/12628}, DOI={10.5210/fm.v27i8.12628}, abstractNote={<p>We conducted an experiment with 185 women and 118 men 18–40 years old into the effects of viewing thin-idealized, fitspirational, and plus-size bodies sourced from Instagram on their body image and body-change cognitions. Analyses revealed post-exposure changes in body image, outcome evaluations (the desirability of the ideal body), and normative beliefs (beliefs about the use of diet/exercise by role models). In each case, thin and fitspirational bodies induced detrimental changes, and plus-size bodies induced beneficial changes.</p>}, number={8}, journal={First Monday}, author={Mechielsen, Jodie and Mussap, Alexander}, year={2022}, month={Aug.} }