Table 4 Comparison of thin vs. fit images across all three social media sites

Quote

25.27

21 (25.6%)

61 (74.4%)

Language

.39

All English

169 (50.4%)

166 (49.6%)

Partly English

11 (44.0%)

14 (56.0%)

Image Description

59.09

 Graphic

12 (33.3%)

24 (66.7%)

 Object

13 (25.5%)

38 (74.5%)

 Female

151 (64.3%)

84 (35.7%)

 Male

3 (9.7%)

28 (90.3%)

 Female & Male

1 (14.3%)

6 (85.7%)

Appearance Comparison

1.87

6 (40.0%)

9 (60.0%)

 Whole Body Visible

25.11

49 (40.2%)

73 (59.8%)

 Head Visible

48.17

68 (40.5%)

100 (59.0%)

 Eyes Visible

49.65

52 (36.6%)

90 (63.4%)

 Torso Visible

1.26

139 (55.8%)

110 (44.2%)

 Pelvis Visible

.13

121 (56.3%)

94 (43.7%)

 Legs Visible

.39

112 (55.7%)

89 (44.3%)

 Arms Visible

9.58

121 (52.8%)

108 (47.2%)

 Partial vs. Whole Body Shown

30.91

69.8% partial

30.2% partial

35.3% whole

64.7% whole

29.2% no body

70.8% no body

73.3% 1 part

 Number of Body Parts Shown

59.81

78.3% 2 parts

26.7% 1 part

84.6% 3 parts

21.7% 2 parts

70.8% 4 parts

15.4% 3 parts

48.5% 5 parts

29.2% 4 parts

51.5% 5 parts

Suggestive Pose

.16

38 (64.4%)

21 (35.6%)

Revealing Clothing

9.51

 Demure

41 (45.6%)

49 (54.4%)

 Suggestive

46 (57.5%)

34 (42.5%)

 Partially Clad

60 (65.2%)

32 (34.8%)

 Nude

8 (80.0%)

2 (20.0%)

Body Guilt

21.17

27 (90.0%)

3 (10%)

Weight Loss

10.10

20 (31.7%)

43 (68.3%)

Body Positive

a

0

6 (100%)

Muscular Pose

33.08

0

23 (100%)

Physical Activity

53.54

3 (6.8%)

41 (93.2%)

Muscle Emphasis

45.97

5 (11.1%)

40 (88.9%)

Thin Pose

33.5

74 (81.3%)

17 (18.7%)

Thin Praise

121.86

103 (93.6%)

7 (6.4%)

Bone Emphasis

93.00

84 (100%)

0

Reducing Food

2.46

36 (43.9%)

46 (56.1%)

Mental Illness

97.56

76 (100%)

0