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What Do You See When You Look At Me? Social Media, Socialized Gender Variables, And Disordered Eating Among Adolescent Girls, Annamaria Mcandrew
What Do You See When You Look At Me? Social Media, Socialized Gender Variables, And Disordered Eating Among Adolescent Girls, Annamaria Mcandrew
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The present study examined sociocultural factors associated with disordered eating among adolescent girls. The objective of Part 1 of the study was to explore the associations between social media use, socialized gender variables, and eating pathology. Participants were 238 adolescent girls between 14 and 17 years of age. Participants completed online measures assessing eating pathology, objectified body consciousness, social media use, and self-esteem. Results of Part 1 indicated that girls used photo-based social media applications – in particular, Instagram and Snapchat – for between one and four hours per day. Time spent using and frequency of checking social media were …
Motherhood And Academia: Exploring The Experiences Of Graduate Student And Faculty Mothers Within The Southwestern Ontario Context, Kimberly Hillier
Motherhood And Academia: Exploring The Experiences Of Graduate Student And Faculty Mothers Within The Southwestern Ontario Context, Kimberly Hillier
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A qualitative narrative approach was utilized to explore the experiences of 11 women who balanced or were currently balancing motherhood and academia. The purpose of this qualitative research study was to explore the experiences of graduate student mothers who were currently enrolled in a graduate program, mothers who recently completed a graduate program within a five-year time frame, and faculty members who were mothers at the time of their graduate student careers. More specifically, this study explored the experiences five graduate student mothers; two recent graduates of a graduate program; and four faculty or adjunct employees, from a local university …