Table 2 Coded variables description and percentage agreement between three coders (SH, JG, VS)
From: Chinese TikTok (Douyin) challenges and body image concerns: a pilot study
Variable | Description | % Agreement | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
A4 | Coin | Spider leg | ||
Video attributes | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Participation in challenge | Video subject is participating in the challenge | 97 | 100 | 100 |
Attitude towards challenge | Subject expresses earnest or serious attitude towards challenge | 100 | 93 | 100 |
Gender appearance | Subject is masculine or feminine in appearance | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Tagging another user | Caption tags another human user | 100 | 100 | 97 |
Filter | Video uses discernible filter (including lighting filter, background filter, etc.) | 97 | 80 | 97 |
Speaking | Subject speaks in the video rather than playing music or another sound | 100 | 100 | 97 |
Other people | There is another person or people in the video other than the subject | 100 | 97 | 93 |
Challenge music | Music used in video has been used with another video of the same challenge | 67 | 87 | 100 |
Mention of celebrity | Captions or speech in video mentions a celebrity, or celebrity's images are used | 97 | 97 | 100 |
Challenging others | Captions or speech in video encourage users to take up challenge | 100 | 93 | 97 |
Appearance of video subject | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Thin | Subject of video is thin: slight frame with little to no visible fat stores | 100 | 97 | 100 |
Average | Subject of video is average weight: medium frame with moderate level of visible fat | 100 | 97 | 100 |
Overweighta | Subject of video is overweight: high level of excess fat | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Sexualisation | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Suggestive pose | Subject adopts pose that emphasises sex characteristics | 93 | 100 | 97 |
Revealing clothing | Clothing of subject reveals more than 70% of skin (eg. crop top and shorts, or less) | 93 | 97 | 93 |
Lingerie | Clothing of subject resembles lingerie or underwear | 97 | 90 | 100 |
Tight clothing | Clothing is tight-fitting in such a way that emphasises the subject's figure | 90 | 97 | 100 |
Objectification | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Face visible | Face of subject is entirely visible and unobscured | 100 | 97 | 100 |
Eyes | Eyes of subject are visible and unobscured | 100 | 97 | 100 |
Full body or nearly full body visible | Full body or nearly the full body of subject is visible | 97 | 97 | 100 |
Torso | Torso of subject is visible in video | 100 | 90 | 100 |
Pelvis | Pelvis of subject is visible in video | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Arms | Arms of subject are visible in video | 100 | 87 | 100 |
Legs | Legs of subject are visible in video | 97 | 100 | 100 |
Thin ideal | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Thin praise | Captions or speech in video include compliments for thinness | 97 | 90 | 93 |
Thin pose | Posing or positioning camera to appear thinner or smaller | 97 | 83 | 97 |
Bone emphasis | Prominent focus on bony features such as hip and collarbone protrusions | 100 | 97 | 100 |
Before/after comparison | Video shows before and after weight loss comparison | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Comparison with others | Subjects in video compares appearance with each other | 97 | 93 | 100 |
Body guilt | Captions or speech in video expresses guilt for having gained weight or body type | 10 | 87 | 100 |
Other related variables | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Dieting restraint messages | Captions or speech in video encourages dieting or reducing food intake | 100 | 97 | 100 |
Mention of mental illness | Captions or speech in video mention eating disorder, self-harm, anxiety, suicide or depression | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Mention of exercise | Captions or speech in video mention exercise | 100 | 97 | 97 |
Mention of celebrity | Captions or speech in video mentions a celebrity, or celebrity's images are used | 97 | 97 | 100 |
Challenging others | Captions or part in video encourage users to take up challenge | 100 | 93 | 97 |