Social Media Contents and Body Image Satisfaction among Students of Lead City University, Ibadan
Keywords:
Body image satisfaction, Social media content, Lead City University, Undergraduate students.Abstract
Body image is influenced by various factors such as peers, family,
social environment, and media. The ideal body has evolved, with curvy
and voluptuous being considered attractive. This has led to struggles
for individuals to conform, leading to procedures like Brazilian Butt
Lift, liposuction, breast augmentation, and cosmetic surgery. This study
investigates the influence of social media contents on body image
satisfaction among students of Lead City University. Descriptive survey
research design was adopted and used for data collection. For the
purpose of this study, the population considered students of Lead City
University which numbered a total of 15,770. The study adopted Social
Comparison. There was use of SPSS and descriptive statistics;
percentages, standard deviation, and mean. This was meant for the
presentation of quantitative data in the form of tables. One hypothesis
was evaluated at a significance level of 0.391 (F = 0.737, P > 0.05).
This indicates the model insignificant. This means that there is not
enough evidence from the model to conclude that exposure to body
image contents on social media significantly impacts body image
satisfaction among the students. Findings showed that students'
exposure to body image contents on social media is moderate, value
indicating they are less influenced by extreme contents like body
shaming or unrealistic beauty standards, and respondents showed high
satisfaction with specific body parts such as breasts, legs, thighs, and
buttocks. The study, therefore, recommends that Lead City University
should leverage on social media platforms like WhatsApp, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook to enhance academic engagement and live
streaming lectures. Additionally, to promote a healthy social media use.
Given that students have moderate exposure to body image content and
they feel generally satisfied with their body image, reinforcing this
positive trend through body positivity
