Best Version of Yourself? TikToxic Effects of That-Girl Videos on Mood, Body Satisfaction, Dieting Intentions, and Self Discipline
Abstract
1. Introduction
1.1. Social Comparisons on TikTok
1.2. Behavioral Consequences of #ThatGirl Content
1.3. The Current Study and Hypotheses
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Sample and Design
2.2. Stimulus Material
2.3. Measures
2.4. Procedure
3. Results
4. Discussion
4.1. Limitations and Future Research Perspectives
4.2. Practical Implications
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
1 | A robust mixed-ANOVA (Wilcox 2017) calculated using R version 4.3.2 and the WRS2 package version 1.1.6 replicated a significant interaction effect. |
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Variable | Nature (n = 36) | That Girl (n = 40) | ||||||
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Pre | Post | Pre | Post | |||||
M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | |
Negative affect a | 1.58 | 0.56 | 1.27 | 0.35 | 1.52 | 0.51 | 1.91 | 0.78 |
Positive affect a | 2.71 | 0.70 | 2.57 | 0.78 | 2.81 | 0.59 | 2.31 | 0.62 |
Body satisfaction b | 52.2 | 26.2 | 57.3 | 26.5 | 58.1 | 19.6 | 55.0 | 23.4 |
Routines and self-discipline c | 3.96 | 1.22 | 4.21 | 1.23 | 4.41 | 1.23 | 3.93 | 1.39 |
Dieting intention c | 3.71 | 1.37 | 3.54 | 1.51 | 3.66 | 1.55 | 3.89 | 1.71 |
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Weber, S.; Sadler, M.; Mengelkamp, C. Best Version of Yourself? TikToxic Effects of That-Girl Videos on Mood, Body Satisfaction, Dieting Intentions, and Self Discipline. Soc. Sci. 2025, 14, 450. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci14080450
Weber S, Sadler M, Mengelkamp C. Best Version of Yourself? TikToxic Effects of That-Girl Videos on Mood, Body Satisfaction, Dieting Intentions, and Self Discipline. Social Sciences. 2025; 14(8):450. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci14080450
Chicago/Turabian StyleWeber, Silvana, Michelle Sadler, and Christoph Mengelkamp. 2025. "Best Version of Yourself? TikToxic Effects of That-Girl Videos on Mood, Body Satisfaction, Dieting Intentions, and Self Discipline" Social Sciences 14, no. 8: 450. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci14080450
APA StyleWeber, S., Sadler, M., & Mengelkamp, C. (2025). Best Version of Yourself? TikToxic Effects of That-Girl Videos on Mood, Body Satisfaction, Dieting Intentions, and Self Discipline. Social Sciences, 14(8), 450. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci14080450