Possible research areas - created from Mind Map

-How do women and men define themselves?

-What differs in men vs women's self-concept clarity

-What value does society as a whole place on the characteristics most frequently associated with men vs women's self concept?

-Could it be that factors associated with women's identity are undervalued causing women to be more vulnerable to having low-self concept clarity?

-What role does societies disgust for indulgence and gluttony play in the thin ideal and body image concerns?

-Can promoting a healthy body type elevate the effects of promoting the thin ideal for women?

-Are there simple exercises that could improve self-concept clarity?

-Exercises could include writing a short paragraph about one's self over a short period

-Exploring the value of simple achievements and how they can make a person valuable

-Is there a correlation between internalisation and social media use

-As well: is there a correlation between low self-concept clarity and social media use?

-Could social media use be used as a predictor for eating disorders

-"Individuals who lack a clear personal identity might turn to external sources as a means of defining themselves." (L. R. Vartanian et al., 2016)

-So, do some women turn to social media as an external source to construct their identity?

-If so, what are the impacts of this outsourcing of identity?

-We know that after making social media comparisons (over other comparisons) is particularly harmful to womens body image

-But many ordinary women are active on social media, does body dissatisfaction predict increased social media use?

-Is there a correlation between the type of social media accounts one follows and body image and self-concept clarity?

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