Rachel F. Rodgers
Development and validation of the Motivations for Social Media Use scale (MSMU) among adolescents
Rodgers, Rachel F.; Mclean, Si�n A.; Gordon, Chloe S.; Slater, Amy; Marques, Mathew D.; Jarman, Hannah K.; Paxton, Susan J.
Authors
Si�n A. Mclean
Chloe S. Gordon
Amy Slater Amy.Slater@uwe.ac.uk
Associate Professor in Centre for Appearance Research
Mathew D. Marques
Hannah K. Jarman
Susan J. Paxton
Abstract
Theoretical accounts of the relationship between social media use and body image among adolescents have highlighted motivations as an important factor. However, motivations for social media use has received little attention in extant research in the area of body image. The aim of this study was therefore to develop a measure of motivations for social media use among adolescents, with a focus on appearance motivations. Data from 770 adolescents (49% female), mean (SD) age = 12.76 (0.74) were used to examine the psychometric properties of the new Motivations for Social Media Use scale (MSMU). Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses revealed a four-factor structure including Connection, Popularity, Appearance, and Values and Interests subscales. All subscales revealed acceptable internal reliability, and convergent validity with internalization of appearance ideals, self-esteem, and social media use. The MSMU is a useful tool for assessing appearance motivations for social media use among adolescent girls and boys.
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Rodgers, R. F., Mclean, S. A., Gordon, C. S., Slater, A., Marques, M. D., Jarman, H. K., & Paxton, S. J. (2021). Development and validation of the Motivations for Social Media Use scale (MSMU) among adolescents. Adolescent Research Review, 6, 425–435. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40894-020-00139-w
Journal Article Type | Review |
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Acceptance Date | Aug 21, 2020 |
Online Publication Date | Sep 9, 2020 |
Publication Date | 2021-12 |
Deposit Date | Aug 28, 2020 |
Publicly Available Date | Sep 10, 2021 |
Journal | Adolescent Research Review |
Print ISSN | 2363-8346 |
Electronic ISSN | 2363-8354 |
Publisher | Springer |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 6 |
Pages | 425–435 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1007/s40894-020-00139-w |
Keywords | Social media, Adolescents, Motivations, Body image, Gender |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/6636041 |
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