Filters and fillers

Belgian adolescents’ filter use on social media and the acceptance of cosmetic surgery

Bibliographic Data

ID21190754
AuthorsChelly Maes (0000-0001-9400-2629, KU Leuven, corresponding author), Orpha De Lenne (0000-0002-5801-8831, Research Foundation - Flanders)
Year2022
Volume16
Issue4
Pages587-605
Publication date2022-10-02
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Children and Media (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1748-2798 • E-ISSN: 1748-2801
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17482798.2022.2079696
OpenAlexW4281478632
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited45

This study examined whether adolescents’ use of (a) body and (b) face filters was related to acceptance of cosmetic surgery (ACS) (i.e. intrapersonal and social acceptance, and intention). Attention was paid to possible differences according to adolescents’ (1) sex, (2) self-esteem, and (3) pubertal timing. A cross-sectional online survey among 333 Flemish adolescents (Mage = 16.06, SD = 1.45) with 71.2% girls was used to test the hypothesized model via structural equation modeling. The use of face filters was positively linked to social motivations of ACS and consideration of cosmetic surgery. Body filter use was only linked to social motivations of ACS. Only girls showed a link between body filter use and social ACS. The findings underline the role of filter use in adolescents’ ACS

Flemish · Intrapersonal communication · Social media · Structural equation modeling · Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies · Clinical Psychology · Computer Science · Eating Disorders and Behaviors · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology

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