Association between Body Image Focused Social Media Usage (BSMU), Resilience, Attachment and Eating-related Problems among High School Students in Bangkok
Issued Date
2023-01-01
Resource Type
eISSN
22288082
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85161537350
Journal Title
Siriraj Medical Journal
Volume
75
Issue
6
Start Page
413
End Page
426
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SCOPUS
Bibliographic Citation
Siriraj Medical Journal Vol.75 No.6 (2023) , 413-426
Suggested Citation
Carriker N., Hongsanguansri S., Pavasuthipaisit C., Kiatrungrit K. Association between Body Image Focused Social Media Usage (BSMU), Resilience, Attachment and Eating-related Problems among High School Students in Bangkok. Siriraj Medical Journal Vol.75 No.6 (2023) , 413-426. 426. doi:10.33192/smj.v75i6.261124 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/87146
Title
Association between Body Image Focused Social Media Usage (BSMU), Resilience, Attachment and Eating-related Problems among High School Students in Bangkok
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Abstract
Objective: This study aimed to find the association among body image focused social media usage (BSMU), resilience, attachment, and eating-related problems among Thai adolescents. Materials and Methods: Cross-sectional descriptive research was conducted with a sample of 495 high school students from three schools in Bangkok. The participants answered an online questionnaire comprised of age, sex, height/weight, BSMU, Body-esteem Scale for Adolescents and Adults, Eating Attitudes Test, Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment for Children, and the Thai Resilience Quotient. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze demographic information, body satisfaction, resilience, attachment, and eating-related problems. T-tests, chi-square, and multivariate logistic regression analysis were performed to explore the associations between these variables. Results: Mean (SD) age was 17.06 (0.805), with 307 female participants (62%). Time spent on social media was found to be associated with increased risk of binging (AOR (CI) = 1.71 (1.14-2.56)). BSMU was associated with increased risk of inappropriate eating attitudes, binging, purging and using laxative (AOR (CI) = 1.14 (1.03-1.27), 1.14 (1.06-1.22), 1.20 (1.04-1.40), and 1.21 (1.09-1.34) respectively). Higher resilience was found to associated with lower risk in binging (AOR (CI) = 0.45 (0.21-0.97)). However, attachment is not associated with any of eating-related problems. Conclusion: BSMU usage was associated with inappropriate eating attitudes and behavior. Findings also suggest that higher resilience and stronger attachment were associated with lower risk of eating-related problems. The effectiveness of resilience and attachment improvement programs should be explored to help protect against eating problems.