Racial Identity, Social Media, and Body Image Online Survey
Researchers at The Miriam Hospital & Brown University Health are conducting a study to learn more about the relationship between racial identity, body image, and social media in African American and non-Hispanic White women.
Fast Facts
Identify as African American or Non-Hispanic White
Women Ages 18-29
Compensation Provided
Conducted Remotely
Study Background
Help us better understand how cultural beauty standards and social media use affect body image in women ages 18-29.
We want to learn more about the relationship between body image, racial identity, and social media use in African American and non-Hispanic White women in the United States.
African American cisgender women typically express fewer concerns about body image and view physical appearance more positively than non-Hispanic White cisgender women. Additionally, Eurocentric body image ideals, such as the preference for thinness, tend to be stricter than body image ideals for African American cisgender women, which include representation of different body types.
Help us learn more about the differences in body image and social media use between these two groups by completing our brief one-time online survey!
Study Background
Help us better understand how cultural beauty standards and social media use affect body image in women ages 18-29.
We want to learn more about the relationship between body image, racial identity, and social media use in African American and non-Hispanic White women in the United States.
African American cisgender women typically express fewer concerns about body image and view physical appearance more positively than non-Hispanic White cisgender women. Additionally, Eurocentric body image ideals, such as the preference for thinness, tend to be stricter than body image ideals for African American cisgender women, which include representation of different body types.
Help us learn more about the differences in body image and social media use between these two groups by completing our brief one-time online survey!
Additional Information
The purpose of this study is to learn more about the relationship between body image, racial identity, and social media use in African American and non-Hispanic White women in the United States.
You may qualify for this study if you meet the following criteria.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Women ages 18-29
- Identify as African American or non-Hispanic White
- Use social media
- Fluent in reading English
- Live in the United States
- Cisgender woman (assigned female at birth and identify as female)
Participation involves the completion of one online survey, which will take approximately 20 minutes. This survey may ask questions about:
- Body image
- Social media use
- Racial identity
- Everyday discrimination
- Eating behavior
You will be compensated for participating in this study.
There is no cost for you to participate in our research study.
