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    Fitspiration – zdrowy tryb życia czy fit obsesja? Przegląd literatury i badań
    (Wydawnictwa AGH, 2024) Kierońska-Olszewska, Karolina Anna
    In the modern world, social media plays a major role in shaping the lifestyle of individuals. Excessive disciplining of women’s bodies has led to a situation in which eating disorders have become a civilization’s disease (Wojnarska, 2019). The aim of the article is to present the main conclusions from research on media coverage of the »fitspiration« trend in 2016–2023. The author analyzed peer-reviewed articles in English using the ScienceDirect, EBSCO and Google Scholar databases. Based on the analyzed scientific articles, it can be concluded that »fitspiration« is a developing, dangerous digital trend. Despite the health-promoting assumptions, most studies point to a negative aspect associated with body dissatisfaction and unfavorable eating behaviors of the young female population. Moreover, it was found that the process of self-isolation caused by the pandemic intensified the use of social media promoting negative »fitspiration« content (Cataldo et al., 2022).
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    Weight-related photos on the instagram and female well-being – an eye-tracking approach
    (Wydawnictwa AGH, 2024) Jabłońska, Marta Regina
    This study investigates the role of eye tracking in detecting bias in body image studies, focusing on Instagram. Combining eye tracking with a questionnaire, it hypothesized a partial discrepancy between declarations and eye tracking, which is confirmed by the obtained results. Psychometric scales assessing well-being were additionally employed, uncovering correlations solely with eye tracking variables rather than declarations regarding body shape preferences. The eye-tracking data offered fresh insights into participants’ avoidance strategies and attention to subjectively unattractive areas when viewing very slim silhouettes. Furthermore, they tend to reveal lower self-esteem among individuals potentially internalizing societal beauty ideals. The exploratory study implies that weight-related Instagram content might affect participants’ psychological well-being, with eye tracking potentially uncovering biased attention to attention-capturing body areas. This paper may provide valuable insights for further research on body image, well-being, and the influence of social media on it.