Empowerment or impoverishment of children from social networks? Perceptions of sexualized images of girls in Instagram

  1. Mónica Díaz Bustamante Ventisca 2
  2. Carmen Llovet Rodríguez 1
  1. 1 New York Institute of Technology
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    New York Institute of Technology

    Nueva York, Estados Unidos

    ROR https://ror.org/01bghzb51

  2. 2 Universidad Complutense de Madrid
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    Universidad Complutense de Madrid

    Madrid, España

    ROR 02p0gd045

Journal:
El profesional de la información

ISSN: 1386-6710 1699-2407

Year of publication: 2017

Issue Title: Públicos vulnerables y empoderamiento digital

Volume: 26

Issue: 1

Pages: 77-87

Type: Article

DOI: 10.3145/EPI.2017.ENE.08 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

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Abstract

Although the phenomenon of the sexualization of children has prompted numerous investigations in recent years, very few have studied how adults perceive it, and none has studied the sexualization of girls in photographs in social networks. This work demonstrates, from the results of a structured online survey of 353 people, that the sexualization of girls in social networks generates perceptions that undervalue girls in intellectual, social, and moral aspects. Such perceptions depend on media consumption level, degree of self-objectification, and people’s religiosity.

Funding information

This study is part of the Program of activities on digital vul-nerability (Provuldig), financed by the Community of Madrid (Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport, Ref. S2015 / HUM-3434).

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