Hashtag fitspiration: credibility screening and content analysis of Instagram fitness accounts.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Fitspiration is a social media phenomenon purported to inspire viewers to lead healthier lifestyles but can result in negative psychological outcomes such as body dissatisfaction. This study aimed to develop a tool to audit Instagram fitspiration accounts and screen for content that could have potentially negative psychological effects.

Methods

This study developed and implemented an audit tool to (1) identify credible fitspiration accounts (i.e., accounts that do not portray potentially harmful or unhealthy content) and (2) describe the content of identified accounts. The most recent 15 posts of 100 leading Instagram fitspiration accounts were audited. Accounts were deemed non-credible and were excluded if they contained fewer than four fitness-related posts or p

SUBMITTER: Curtis RG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9979526 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature