"Sexy selfies". The role of social media in adolescents' (self-) sexualization.

Autor/in	Oosten, Johanna M.F. van
Titel	"Sexy selfies". The role of social media in adolescents' (self-) sexualization.
Quelle	Aus: Kühne, Rinaldo (Hrsg.); Baumgartner, Susanne E. (Hrsg.); Koch, Thomas (Hrsg.); Hofer, Matthias (Hrsg.): Youth and media. Current perspectives on media use and effects. Baden-Baden: Nomos (2018) S. 187-202 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Reihe	Reihe Rezeptionsforschung. 38
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Sammelwerksbeitrag
ISBN	978-3-8487-3732-1
DOI	10.5771/9783845280455
Schlagwörter	Selbstdarstellung; Selbstwertgefühl; Mediennutzung; Medienpsychologie; Medienwirkung; Soziales Netzwerk; Sexualität; Internet; Jugendlicher
Abstract	Recently, scholars have started to pay attention to how sexualization may occur in social media, where adolescents are said to self-sexualize through posting sexy pictures of themselves (sexy self-presentation). Based on an overview of recent research on adolescents' social media use and online self-presentation, it can be concluded that some aspects of sexualization, such as self-objectification and the increased emphasis on physical and sexual attractiveness, also occur in social media. However, we still lack knowledge on other aspects of online (self-)sexualization, such as the occurrence of sexual objectification - by self and others - and whether sexual content is inappropriately imposed upon adolescents in social media. Moreover, although there is initial evidence that the use of social media decreases self-esteem and sexual satisfaction, we still lack knowledge on whether the same consequences that are said to occur for sexualization in traditional media also occur for self-sexualization in social media. Suggestions for future research on (self-) sexualization in social media are given, which also pertain to the unique aspects of social media (i.e., peer norms and self-perception) compared to traditional media platforms. (DIPF/Orig.).
Erfasst von	DIPF \| Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsforschung und Bildungsinformation, Frankfurt am Main
Update	2019/1