Do television and social media make youth vain?

2021-06-30
13:00

Speakers

Photo_Laura_Vandenbosch

Prof. Dr. Laura Vandenbosch

KU Leuven

Host

Analyst DELab UW

The meeting was focu­sed on the rese­arch of prof. Dr. Lau­ra Van­den­bosch on the impact of media on young audien­ces» self-per­cep­tions   In today­’s socie­ty, young people some­ti­mes spend more time in (digi­tal) media than they do sle­eping or stu­dy­ing. Much of the tele­vi­sion con­tent youth con­su­me abo­und with beau­ti­ful girls and hand­so­me guys. Simi­lar­ly, the influ­en­cers they fol­low and the conver­sa­tions they enga­ge in on social media often inc­lu­de appe­aran­ce-rela­ted mes­sa­ges. Kno­wing that a sub­stan­tial part of young women and men strug­gle with the­ir appe­aran­ce, such media inte­rac­tion may be problematic.

During the semi­nar we revie­wed the most recent rese­arch insi­ght on when and how such appe­aran­ce mes­sa­ges on social media and tele­vi­sion affect youth’s body ima­ge. In addi­tion, the spe­aker touched on the body posi­ti­vi­ty move­ment and its poten­tial to enhan­ce posi­ti­ve body ima­ge in young people.

A series of Polish-language meetings during which researchers and guest speakers look at issues related to digital transformation, new technologies, innovation and digital research methods.

The aim of the "Digitisation under the closer look of science" seminars is to build cooperation between academia, the public sector and business. Scientists share their research findings and have the opportunity to discuss them with experts. The results of their work are available on the DELab UW website.

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