Beyond the shallows of physical attractiveness: Perfection and objectifying gaze on Instagram

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Highlights：

• Instagram users express positive attitudes toward publishing objectifying photos.

• A female body image is positively perceived when attractive but imperfect.

• Perfection and unattractiveness are related to negative objectification consequences.

• Beliefs and behavior on social media related to the objectifying content seem incoherent.

摘要

•Instagram users express positive attitudes toward publishing objectifying photos.•A female body image is positively perceived when attractive but imperfect.•Perfection and unattractiveness are related to negative objectification consequences.•Beliefs and behavior on social media related to the objectifying content seem incoherent.

论文关键词：Body image,Attractiveness,Dehumanization,Social media,Objectification,Experimentation,Instagram

论文评审过程：Received 26 November 2021, Revised 17 July 2022, Accepted 19 July 2022, Available online 2 August 2022, Version of Record 2 August 2022.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2022.102546