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Instagrams verklighet: Redigerade bilder och dess inverkan på användaren
University of Gävle, Faculty of Education and Business Studies, Department of Humanities.
2024 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [sv]

I den digitala eran har sociala medier som Instagram blivit en central del i hur vi delar och konsumerar visuellt innehåll. Denna uppsats undersöker hur redigerade och filtrerade bilder på Instagram påverkar användarnas uppfattning av verklighetens utseendenormer och den egna kroppsbilden. Genom en blandning av kvalitativa och kvantitativa metoder och med teoretiska ramverk som medialiseringsteorin, den kritiska bildvetenskapen, symbolisk interaktionism och självpresentationsteorin undersöker denna studie hur dessa redigerade bilder bidrar till att skapa och förstärka normer och ideal. Resultaten visar att redigerade bilder på Instagram ofta presenterar en orealistisk version av verkligheten.

Som förslag till framtida forskning rekommenderas att ett större fokus läggs på att undersöka de långsiktiga effekterna hos användarna på sociala medieplattformar av exponering för redigerade bilder, samt effektiviteten av mediekunskapsprogram i att hjälpa unga användare att kritiskt granska och hantera denna sorts påverkan. Ambitionen med denna uppsats var att kunna bidra till en djupare förståelse av de komplexa förhållandena.

Abstract [en]

In the digital age, social media like Instagram has become a central part of how we share and consume visual content. This essay examines how edited and filtered images on Instagram affect users' perception of real-life appearance standards and their own body image. Through a mix of qualitative and quantitative methods and with theoretical frameworks such as medialization theory, critical image science, symbolic interactionism and self-presentation theory, this study examines how these edited images contribute to creating and reinforcing norms and ideals. The results show that edited photos on Instagram often present an unrealistic version of reality.

As suggestions for future research, it is recommended that a greater focus be placed on examining the long-term effects on users of social media platforms of exposure to edited images, as well as the effectiveness of media literacy programs in helping young users critically examine and manage this kind of influence. The ambition of this essay was to be able to contribute to a deeper understanding of the complex conditions.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2024. , p. 50
Keywords [en]
Image editing, social media, filters, perception of reality, self-image
Keywords [sv]
Bildredigering, sociala medier, filter, verklighetsuppfattning, självbild
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Media and Communications
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-44876OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hig-44876DiVA, id: diva2:1875627
Subject / course
Media and communication studies
Educational program
Study Programme in Media and communication
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Available from: 2024-07-02 Created: 2024-06-23 Last updated: 2025-02-07Bibliographically approved

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