Imagen corporal en estudiantes universitarias y universitarios que suben videos a TikTok
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2023
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Universidad Antonio Ruiz de Montoya
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La presente investigación cualitativa tuvo como objetivo conocer la Imagen Corporal de un grupo de estudiantes universitarios que suben videos a la red social TikTok. Para esto, se utilizó el Análisis Temático Reflexivo y se realizaron 10 entrevistas semi-estructuradas a estudiantes universitarias y universitarios entre los 18 y 24 años, creadores de contenido en TikTok. Los resultados evidenciaron que en TikTok ocurre un proceso de estilización y producción del cuerpo, en el cual se resaltan ciertos atributos físicos para presentar una versión positiva de uno mismo. Asimismo, esta red social tiene influencia en la imagen corporal, debido a que ha generado un cambio en la representación del cuerpo y ha aumentado su relevancia y preocupación para las y los participantes. Esto ha ocurrido a través de un proceso de interacción entre las y los participantes y la comunidad de TikTok. Además, esta investigación presenta las influencias de los ideales del cuerpo y el Género en la imagen corporal; siendo elementos relevantes para comprender las experiencias del cuerpo de las y los participantes. Finalmente, se discuten las conclusiones y limitaciones del estudio, y se presentan las recomendaciones para futuras investigaciones sobre el tema.
This qualitative research aimed to examine the body image of college students that upload videos on TikTok. For this was used Reflexive Thematic Analysis and were conducted 10 semi-structured interviews with male and female college students, aged 18-24 years, content creators of TikTok. The results revealed that there is a process of stylization and production of the body on TikTok, where physical attributes stand out to show a positive version of oneself. Moreover, this social media have an influence on the body image because it has generated a change in the representation of the body and has increased their relevance and concern on the participants. This has occurred through a process of interaction between the participants and the TikTok community. Furthermore, this research shows the influences of body ideals and gender on the body image; being core elements to understand body experiences of participants. Finally, conclusions and limitations of the study are discussed, and recommendations for future investigations about this topic are shown.
This qualitative research aimed to examine the body image of college students that upload videos on TikTok. For this was used Reflexive Thematic Analysis and were conducted 10 semi-structured interviews with male and female college students, aged 18-24 years, content creators of TikTok. The results revealed that there is a process of stylization and production of the body on TikTok, where physical attributes stand out to show a positive version of oneself. Moreover, this social media have an influence on the body image because it has generated a change in the representation of the body and has increased their relevance and concern on the participants. This has occurred through a process of interaction between the participants and the TikTok community. Furthermore, this research shows the influences of body ideals and gender on the body image; being core elements to understand body experiences of participants. Finally, conclusions and limitations of the study are discussed, and recommendations for future investigations about this topic are shown.
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Imagen corporal, Percepción, Estudiantes universitarios, Redes sociales, Psicología
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Mayta, J. (2023). Imagen corporal en estudiantes universitarias y universitarios que suben videos a TikTok [Tesis de pregrado, Universidad Antonio Ruiz de Montoya]. Repositorio Institucional UARM. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12833/2540