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Does Athleticism Moderate Reactions to Diverse Images?

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  • There is significant evidence that an increase in social media usage causes changes to mood and feelings about the self. It has also been found that there is a significant relationship between the extent of social media usage consumption and self-perception. Mimicking social media exposure, I focused on how participants immediately reacted to images of food, exercise, and nature, measuring three types of mood. I also tested if the effects would vary as a function of how much participants were active on social media, and if they were a student-athlete or not. I found that being a student-athlete or not did not have any direct significant effect on reactions to images as measured by mood, but the type of image (food, exercise, or nature) played a role, with images of food producing the biggest impact on a participant’s feelings. There was also a significant interaction effect. These results demonstrate that everyone is susceptible to the effects of certain forms of images.
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