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Stopp! Jag äger min egen kropp: Kroppen och sociala medier - en kvalitativ studie
Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences, GIH, Department of Movement, Culture and Society.
Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences, GIH, Department of Movement, Culture and Society.
2021 (Swedish)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (One Year)), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Stop! My body is my body : The body and social media - a qualitative study (English)
Abstract [en]

Abstract

AimThe main purpose of the study is to analyze young women´s views on how a body is displayed in social media.

● What body ideals do young women perceive as being prominent on Instagram?

● How do young women relate to how influencers expose their bodies on Instagram?

● How are young women affected by Instagram from a health perspective? 

Method

In our study, a qualitative approach was used and the results were based on semi-structured interviews opened with an initial free discussion based on six different images of famous influencers exposing their bodies on Instagram. The people we interviewed were six young women attending Upper Secondary school in the Stockholm area. After the interviews, the material was transcribed and data could be analyzed based on three themes: health, ideals and body. To get a more in-depth analysis, the discussion is based on a phenomenological perspective and salutogenic perspective. 

Results

The results of our study demonstrate that the young women we interviewed do not place a lot of emphasis on following influencers who expose their bodies, but rather follow funny friends. Furthermore, the results indicate that there is still a strong and narrow image of the ideal body. Finally, our image is strengthened by how social media, such as Instagram can affect young people´s health in a negative but also sometimes positive way. Our results are strengthened by the previous research presented in the study.

Conclusions

Despite the fact that the body ideal is strong, we see that it may be opening up more towards greater acceptance in society among our young adults. To some extent we witness a change, where young women opt out of influencers because they contribute to poorer health. There is a great need to continue research with new studies in the field andadults must be involved in the development and together take part in experienced situations and work with what creates health.

Abstract [sv]

Syfte och frågeställningar

Studiens övergripande syfte var att analysera unga kvinnors syn på hur kroppen framställs isociala medier.

- Vilka kroppsideal upplever unga kvinnor är framträdande på Instagram?

- Hur förhåller sig unga kvinnor till hur influencers exponerar sina kroppar på Instagram?'

- Hur påverkas unga kvinnor av Instagram sett ur ett hälsoperspektiv?

Metod

Vi har använt en kvalitativ ansats och resultatet grundas på semistrukturerade intervjuer sominleddes med en fri diskussion utifrån sex olika bilder på kända influencers som exponerar sinakroppar på Instagram. Personerna som vi intervjuade var sex unga kvinnor som går pågymnasiet i Stockholmsområdet. Efter genomförda intervjuer transkriberades materialet ochdata kunde analyseras utifrån tre teman; hälsa, ideal och kropp. För att få ett mer djup i analysenbaseras diskussion på ett fenomenologiskt perspektiv samt ett salutogent perspektiv.

Resultat

Resultatet för vår studie visar att de unga kvinnor som vi intervjuade inte lägger så stor vikt påatt följa influencers som exponerar sina kroppar utan hellre följer sina egna kompisar somlägger ut roliga klipp. Samtidigt finns det fortfarande en stark bild av idealkroppen som smal.Avslutningsvis stärks vår bild av hur sociala medier såsom Instagram kan påverka unga hälsatill ofta något negativt men även ibland positivt.

Slutsats

Det kroppsideal som finns i samhället är starkt men trots det ser vi att det kan vara på väg moten större acceptans i samhället bland våra unga vuxna. Vi ser till viss del förändring där deunga kvinnorna väljer bort influencers på grund av att de bidrar till en sämre hälsa. Det finnsett stort behov av att fortsätta forskningen med nya studier inom fältet och vi vuxna måste varamed i utvecklingen och tillsammans ta del av upplevda situationer och arbeta med vad somskapar god hälsa. 

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2021.
Series
Examensarbete ; 2020:116
Keywords [en]
social media, body image, adolescents, comparison, student healthcare
National Category
Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:gih:diva-6538OAI: oai:DiVA.org:gih-6538DiVA, id: diva2:1526810
Educational program
Physical Education Teaching; Physical Education Teaching
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Available from: 2021-02-10 Created: 2021-02-08 Last updated: 2021-02-10Bibliographically approved

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