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Viren Swami - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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associations between trait emotional intelligence actual ideal weight discrepancy and positive body image
Personality and Individual Differences, 2010Co-Authors: Viren Swami, Salma Begum, K V PetridesAbstract:This study examined associations between trait emotional intelligence (trait EI) and two measures of body image, namely actual–ideal weight discrepancy and body appreciation. A total of 108 women completed the Photographic Figure Rating Scale, the Body Appreciation Scale, the Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire, the Sociocultural Attitudes Toward Appearance Questionnaire-3, and provided their demographic details. Correlations showed that all trait EI factors were significantly associated with both actual–ideal weight discrepancy and body appreciation. In multiple regressions, only the well-being factor emerged as a significant predictor of actual–ideal weight discrepancy and body appreciation, respectively, once participant weight status and Media Influence had been controlled. These results are discussed in relation to interventions aimed at promoting positive body image through optimizing trait EI.
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body appreciation Media Influence and weight status predict consideration of cosmetic surgery among female undergraduates
Body Image, 2009Co-Authors: Viren SwamiAbstract:The current study examined the association between consideration of cosmetic surgery, body appreciation, Media Influence, and participant demographics. In total, 322 female university students completed the Consider subscale of the Acceptance of Cosmetic Surgery Scale, the third revision of Sociocultural Attitudes Toward Appearance Scale (SATAQ-3), the Body Appreciation Scale (BAS), and provided their demographic details. Bivariate correlations showed that consideration of cosmetic surgery was significantly and positively correlated with three of the SATAQ-3 subscales and negatively correlated with BAS scores, age, and body mass index (BMI). A multiple regression showed that the only significant predictors of consideration of cosmetic surgery were greater Media Influence, less body appreciation, and lower BMI. These results are discussed in relation to the extant literature on attitudes towards cosmetic surgery.
Yoon Jae Jang - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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what do others reactions to news on internet portal sites tell us effects of presentation format and readers need for cognition on reality perception
Communication Research, 2010Co-Authors: Yoon Jae JangAbstract:The present experiment investigated if and how other readers’ reactions to news on Internet portal sites affect individuals’ perceptions of public opinion, assessments of Media Influence, and their personal opinion. In so doing, others’ responses were shown as either individual comments or aggregate approval ratings of the article, and the individual’s need for cognition (NFC) was considered as a potential moderator of their relative effects. High NFC individuals relied more on the approval ratings than individual postings in estimating Media Influence on general public, but low NFC individuals’ presumption about Media Influence remained unaltered, regardless of how others’ reactions were presented. However, exposure to dissenting comments led both high and low NFC individuals to perceive the public opinion as more discrepant from the news position, with no corresponding effect for approval ratings. Others’ comments significantly affected participants’ personal opinion, but only for those less prone to en...
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What Do Others’ Reactions to News on Internet Portal Sites Tell Us? Effects of Presentation Format and Readers’ Need for Cognition on Reality Perception:
Communication Research, 2010Co-Authors: Yoon Jae JangAbstract:The present experiment investigated if and how other readers’ reactions to news on Internet portal sites affect individuals’ perceptions of public opinion, assessments of Media Influence, and their personal opinion. In so doing, others’ responses were shown as either individual comments or aggregate approval ratings of the article, and the individual’s need for cognition (NFC) was considered as a potential moderator of their relative effects. High NFC individuals relied more on the approval ratings than individual postings in estimating Media Influence on general public, but low NFC individuals’ presumption about Media Influence remained unaltered, regardless of how others’ reactions were presented. However, exposure to dissenting comments led both high and low NFC individuals to perceive the public opinion as more discrepant from the news position, with no corresponding effect for approval ratings. Others’ comments significantly affected participants’ personal opinion, but only for those less prone to en...
Sungyeon Park - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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the Influence of presumed Media Influence on women s desire to be thin
Communication Research, 2005Co-Authors: Sungyeon ParkAbstract:This study investigated the effect of magazine use on the desire to be thin within the theoretical framework of presumed Influence. Structural equation modeling supported the hypothesis that reading beauty and fashion magazines increased the drive for thinness both directly and indirectly. The indirect pathway included the perceived prevalence of the thin ideal in mass Media, the presumed Influence of the thin ideal on others, and the perceived Influence of the thin ideal on self. Social pressure to be thin may be based both on reality and the presumption of Influence on others. Results suggest potential strategies for intervention.
K V Petrides - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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associations between trait emotional intelligence actual ideal weight discrepancy and positive body image
Personality and Individual Differences, 2010Co-Authors: Viren Swami, Salma Begum, K V PetridesAbstract:This study examined associations between trait emotional intelligence (trait EI) and two measures of body image, namely actual–ideal weight discrepancy and body appreciation. A total of 108 women completed the Photographic Figure Rating Scale, the Body Appreciation Scale, the Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire, the Sociocultural Attitudes Toward Appearance Questionnaire-3, and provided their demographic details. Correlations showed that all trait EI factors were significantly associated with both actual–ideal weight discrepancy and body appreciation. In multiple regressions, only the well-being factor emerged as a significant predictor of actual–ideal weight discrepancy and body appreciation, respectively, once participant weight status and Media Influence had been controlled. These results are discussed in relation to interventions aimed at promoting positive body image through optimizing trait EI.
Marián Boguñá - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Evolution of the Digital Society Reveals Balance between Viral and Mass Media Influence
Physical Review X, 2014Co-Authors: Kaj-kolja Kleineberg, Marián BoguñáAbstract:Online social networks (OSNs) enable researchers to study the social universe at a previously unattainable scale. The worldwide impact and the necessity to sustain the rapid growth of OSNs emphasize the importance of unraveling the laws governing their evolution. Empirical results show that, unlike many real-world growing networked systems, OSNs follow an intricate path that includes a dynamical percolation transition. In light of these results, we present a quantitative two-parameter model that reproduces the entire topological evolution of a quasi-isolated OSN with unprecedented precision from the birth of the network. This allows us to precisely gauge the fundamental macroscopic and microscopic mechanisms involved. Our findings suggest that the coupling between the real preexisting underlying social structure, a viral spreading mechanism, and mass Media Influence govern the evolution of OSNs. The empirical validation of our model, on a macroscopic scale, reveals that virality is 4–5 times stronger than mass Media Influence and, on a microscopic scale, individuals have a higher subscription probability if invited by weaker social contacts, in agreement with the “strength of weak ties” paradigm.
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Evolution of the Digital Society Reveals Balance between Viral and Mass Media Influence
Physical Review X, 2014Co-Authors: Kaj-kolja Kleineberg, Marián BoguñáAbstract:Online social networks (OSNs) enable researchers to study the social universe at a previously unattainable scale. The worldwide impact and the necessity to sustain the rapid growth of OSNs emphasize the importance of unraveling the laws governing their evolution. Empirical results show that, unlike many real-world growing networked systems, OSNs follow an intricate path that includes a dynamical percolation transition. In light of these results, we present a quantitative two-parameter model that reproduces the entire topological evolution of a quasi-isolated OSN with unprecedented precision from the birth of the network. This allows us to precisely gauge the fundamental macroscopic and microscopic mechanisms involved. Our findings suggest that the coupling between the real preexisting underlying social structure, a viral spreading mechanism, and mass Media Influence govern the evolution of OSNs. The empirical validation of our model, on a macroscopic scale, reveals that virality is 4–5 times stronger than mass Media Influence and, on a microscopic scale, individuals have a higher subscription probability if invited by weaker social contacts, in agreement with the “strength of weak ties” paradigm.
