Predicting Body Image Satisfaction in Female Students Based on the Amount of Instagram Use, with the Mediating Role of Sensitivity to Rejection
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: In recent years, along with the expansion of smartphone use and the increase in membership in social networks and their heavy use, body image dissatisfaction has spread, especially among girls. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the mediating role of rejection sensitivity in the relationship between body image satisfaction and Instagram use in women. The present study was descriptive-correlational based on the structural equation model. The statistical population of the study included all female students studying in Ardabil in 2023-2024, from which 203 female students were selected using Quota sampling. In order to collect data, the Instagram Addiction Scale of Andresen et al. (2012), the Body Image Satisfaction Scale of Soeto and Garcia (1989), and the Interpersonal Sensitivity Questionnaire of Bais and Parker (2000) were used. Data analysis was performed using structural equation modeling using SPSS-26 and AMOS-24 statistical software. The results showed that Instagram use is directly and positively related to rejection sensitivity, and directly and inversely related to body image satisfaction. Also, Instagram use has a negative effect on body image satisfaction through the mediation of rejection sensitivity (P≥0.01); therefore, considering the final fit of the model, it can be said that increasing Instagram use can reduce body image satisfaction in people with rejection sensitivity.
Authors: Samane Noori, Ruhollah Abbasi
Institutions: University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Shahed University
Language: Persian
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7127073408