Social media portrait-editing intentions: Comparisons between Chinese and American female college students

Instagram is one popular social media that is used, especially among college students. Students tend to do self-presentations to give a good impression to others. This study is conducted using qualitative method to obtain description of the type of students’ self-presentation through photo contents uploaded to their Instagram account. The data was collected from the social media of 10 female college students of Faculty of Communication in Padjadjaran University. The results show that the types of self-presentation performed by the participants were ingratiation, supplication, and enhancement. These three types of self-presentation are the types that are often showed through social media. There were three subjects who used all three types of strategies, four subjects used two types (ingratiation and enhancement) and three subjects used one type, ingratiation. From 192 observed photos, 152 were included in the ingratiation type, 4 in the supplication type, and 34 in the enhancement type.

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Family Socioeconomic Status and Social Media Addiction in Female College Students: The Mediating Role of Impulsiveness and Inhibitory Control

The Journal of Genetic Psychology ◽

10.1080/00221325.2020.1853027 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 182 (1) ◽

pp. 60-74

Author(s):

Zhong-Hua He ◽

Ming-De Li ◽

Xiao-Yue Ma ◽

Chan-Jun Liu

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Social Media ◽

Socioeconomic Status ◽

Inhibitory Control ◽

Female College Students ◽

Family Socioeconomic Status ◽

Female College ◽

Social Media Addiction ◽

Mediating Role

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PENGARUH SIKAP PADA IKLAN KOSMETIK HALAL WARDAH TERHADAP NIAT BERPERILAKU

Jurnal Ekonomi Syariah Teori dan Terapan ◽

10.20473/vol7iss20208pp1566-1571 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 (8) ◽

pp. 1566

Author(s):

Bunga Permata Samodra ◽

Ririn Tri Ratnasari

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Social Media ◽

Behavioral Intention ◽

Behavioral Intentions ◽

Quantitative Method ◽

Positive Attitude ◽

Female College Students ◽

Female College ◽

Islamic Values ◽

Beauty Products

Attitude is suggested to have a link to behavioral intention. This study examines the said information, using Wardah advertisement as a research object. Cosmetics and beauty products have been viewed as something essentials nowadays, brought about by the ease of a someone’s image shared on social media. Moreover, an advertisement from halal beauty products like Wardah which upholds Islamic values will generate positive attitude among Muslims. This attitude would affect customer’s behavioral intention. Using quantitative method and questionnaires which were distributed to Muslim female college students, it can be concluded that a person’s attitude towards Wardah advertisement relates to their behavioral intentions toward mentioned product. Kata kunci: Attitude, Behavioral Intention, Halal Cosmetics and Beauty Products, Islamic Advertising

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Objectification, Sexualization, and Misrepresentation: Social Media and the College Experience

Social Media + Society ◽

10.1177/2056305118786727 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4 (3) ◽

pp. 205630511878672 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Stefanie E Davis

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Social Media ◽

College Experience ◽

Female College Students ◽

Female College ◽

Construction Of Identity ◽

Sexuality And Gender ◽

The Media ◽

And Gender ◽

White College

Social media use can have major impacts on one’s construction of identity, sexuality, and gender. However, some social media sites exhibit problematic and prejudiced themes through their photo and video posts. This paper examines two Instagram sites specifically targeting traditionally college-aged individuals. These sites have tens of thousands of followers, post frequently, and solely focus on highlighting the college experience. Through a textual analysis of these two sites, problematic themes emerged, including objectification of female college students, submissiveness of female college students, and emphasis on a young white college experience. These themes are detailed and explored, followed by a discussion on their potential impacts on broader societal structures and ideas for education on gendered prejudices in the media.

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