The Role of Appearance Self-schema in the Perceived Impact of Fitspiration Images on the Self and Others: A Study on Body Image

• Main Authors: Asharf Sadat, Ahadzadeh, Mansour, Amini, Wu, Shin Ling *, Zhou, Haolin
• Format: Article
• Published: University of Indonesia 2022
• Subjects: BF Psychology
• Online Access: http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/2968/; https://scholarhub.ui.ac.id/hubsasia/vol26/iss1/3/

Exposure to Instagram Fitspiration images creates negative perceptions toward one’s body. Drawing on third-person effect (TPE) theory, this study aims to explain such feelings among viewers and examine the effect of appearance self-schema as an underlying cause of negative body image and the perceiv...