Tue, 02/27/2024 - 21:12
From the Research Center for Mind, Brain, and Behavior at the University of Granada (UGR), a group of researchers from the Social Psychology and Gender Laboratory (https://psygender-ugr.es/) and members of the Social Problems Psychology group (HUM-289) conducted research to examine the perceived risk and likelihood of a person becoming a victim of cyberbullying behaviors for posting selfies on Instagram (e.g., receiving criticism, mockery, threats, etc.). Specifically, they analyzed the differences in perception based on: (a) the type of selfie posted, objectified vs. non-objectified, meaning whether the person shows a part of their body or not (e.g., abdomen or neckline); and (b) the gender of the person posting the selfie, male vs. female.