Table 3 Variable Characteristics Overall and in Each of Three Social Network Sites
From: Fitspiration and thinspiration: a comparison across three social networking sites
Coded variable | N (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total N = 360 | Instagram n = 120 | Tumblr n = 120 | Twitter n = 120 | |
Quote | 82 (22.8%) | 22 (18.3%) | 32 (26.7%) | 28 (23.3%) |
Language | 335 (93.1%) | 109 (90.8%) | 115 (95.8%) | 111 (92.5%) |
Image Description | ||||
Graphic | 36 (10.0%) | 9 (7.5%) | 20 (16.7%) | 7 (5.8%) |
Object | 51 (14.2%) | 22 (18.3%) | 17 (14.2%) | 12 (10.0%) |
Female | 235 (65.3%) | 72 (60.0%) | 72 (60.0%) | 91 (75.8%) |
Male | 31 (8.6%) | 15 (12.5%) | 9 (7.5%) | 7 (5.8%) |
Male and Female | 7 (1.9%) | 2 (1.7%) | 2 (1.7%) | 3 (2.5%) |
Appearance Comparison | 15 (4.2%) | 7 (5.8%) | 6 (5.0%) | 2 (1.7%) |
Whole Body Visible | 122 (33.9%) | 41 (34.2%) | 37 (30.8%) | 44 (36.7%) |
Head Visible | 168 (46.7%) | 61 (50.8%) | 47 (39.2%) | 60 (50.0%) |
Eyes Visible | 142 (39.4%) | 53 (44.2%) | 38 (31.7%) | 51 (42.5%) |
Torso Visible | 249 (69.2%) | 80 (66.7%) | 75 (62.5%) | 94 (78.3%) |
Pelvis Visible | 215 (59.7%) | 65 (54.2%) | 70 (58.3%) | 80 (66.7%) |
Legs Visible | 201 (55.8%) | 63 (52.5%) | 66 (55.0%) | 72 (60.0%) |
Arms Visible | 229 (63.6%) | 72 (60.0%) | 67 (55.8%) | 90 (75.0%) |
Body parts shown | ||||
Partial (vs. whole) body shown | 169 (62.4%) | 52 (43.3%) | 52 (43.3%) | 65 (54.2%) |
Suggestive Pose | 59 (16.4%) | 16 (13.3%) | 22 (18.3%) | 21 (17.5%) |
Revealing Clothing | ||||
Demure | 90 (25.0%) | 37 (30.8%) | 20 (16.7%) | 33 (27.5%) |
Suggestive | 80 (22.2%) | 30 (25.0%) | 26 (21.7%) | 24 (20.0%) |
Partially clad | 92 (25.6%) | 19 (15.8%) | 34 (28.3%) | 39 (32.5%) |
Nude | 10 (2.8%) | 3 (2.5%) | 2 (1.7%) | 5 (4.2%) |
Body Guilt | 30 (8.3%) | 16 (13.3%) | 8 (6.7%) | 6 (5.0%) |
Weight Loss | 63 (17.5%) | 20 (16.7%) | 23 (19.2%) | 20 (16.7%) |
Body Positive | 6 (1.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 6 (5.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
Muscular Pose | 23 (6.4%) | 9 (7.5%) | 9 (7.5%) | 5 (4.2%) |
Physical Activity | 44 (12.2%) | 12 (10.0%) | 11 (9.2%) | 21 (17.5%) |
Muscle Emphasis | 45 (12.5%) | 14 (11.7%) | 15 (12.5%) | 16 (13.3%) |
Thin Pose | 91 (25.3%) | 27 (22.5%) | 33 (27.5%) | 31 (25.8%) |
Thin Praise | 110 (30.6%) | 30 (25.0%) | 41 (34.2%) | 39 (32.5%) |
Bone Emphasis | 84 (23.3%) | 19 (15.8%) | 26 (21.7%) | 39 (32.5%) |
Reducing Food | 82 (22.8%) | 40 (33.3%) | 28 (23.3%) | 14 (11.7%) |
Mental Illness | 76 (21.1%) | 28 (23.3%) | 35 (29.2%) | 13 (10.8%) |