Consumo de contenidos mediáticos, satisfacción corporal y ansiedad  físico-social en adolescentes de comunidades rurales

Darién Mella Sánchez; Aurora de Jesús Mejía-Castillo

doi:10.56200/mentor.v5i5.13450

Authors

Darién Mella Sánchez Universidad Veracruzana. Facultad de Psicología. Xalapa-México
Aurora de Jesús Mejía-Castillo Universidad Veracruzana. Facultad de Psicología. Xalapa-México https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3905-0286

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56200/mentor.v5i5.13450

Keywords:

social media, body satisfaction, adolescence, females

Abstract

Adolescence is a developmental stage characterized by heightened sensitivity to sociocultural appearance ideals. This study aimed to analyze the relationships among media content consumption, body satisfaction, and social physique anxiety, considering age, perceived social status, and locality among female adolescents from two rural communities in Veracruz, Mexico. A quantitative, non-experimental, cross-sectional study was conducted with 96 adolescents from public schools, selected through non-probability convenience sampling. Participants completed a Media Content Consumption Survey, the Body Satisfaction subscale of the Body Self-Esteem Scale, and the Social Physique Anxiety Scale. Data were analyzed using Spearman’s rank correlations, the Mann–Whitney U test, and multiple linear regression. More frequent social media use and lower body satisfaction were associated with higher social physique anxiety, jointly accounting for 19% of its variance (R² = .19, p < .001). Older age was associated with lower body satisfaction, whereas higher perceived social status within the school context was associated with greater body satisfaction. No significant differences were found between localities. These findings highlight the relevance of considering social media use and body-related self-evaluation jointly to better understand social physique anxiety among adolescents in rural contexts.

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Author Biographies

Darién Mella Sánchez, Universidad Veracruzana. Facultad de Psicología. Xalapa-México

Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Universidad Veracruzana (2026), with research interests in social and health psychology. Her main research interests focus on the perception of beauty standards in digital media and women’s body image.

Aurora de Jesús Mejía-Castillo, Universidad Veracruzana. Facultad de Psicología. Xalapa-México

Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Universidad Veracruzana (UV), Master’s degree in Psychology from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), and PhD in Psychology from the Institute of Psychological Research at Universidad Veracruzana. She is currently a full-time professor at Universidad Veracruzana and conducts research in the fields of social, environmental, and health psychology.

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