EKEKE, CHIDINMA (2023) INFLUENCE OF INSTAGRAM ON THE PERCEPTION OF BODY IMAGE AMONGST GODFREY OKOYE UNDERGRADUATES. Other thesis, GODFREY OKOYE UNIVERSITY, ENUGU.
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Abstract
Instagram is an inseperable part of young person's and for these reasons influences them in multiple ways one of such reason is the perception of body type.The study set out to examine how Instagram influences GOUNI students perception on body types. to ascertain this the researcher raised the following objectives to ascertain the extent to which GOUNI students are exposed to body image contents on Instagram ,to determine the perception of GOUNi students on ideal /sexy body image,to ascertain the extent to which body image posts on Instagram influence perception of ideal / sexy body image among GOUNI student'. the study was anchored on the cultivation theory because overtime tv or other visual channels influence people's attitudes and behavior on what they see.Survey research method was used to carry out the study; questionnaire was used to generate data. The population of the study was 2511 ,with a sample size of 333 gotten through the wimmer Dominic online calculator.Findings from this study reveals how Godfrey okoye University undergraduates perceive body image, It also reveals that Godfrey Okoye University undergraduates are highly influenced by contents on Instagram ,the study also discovered that there are other variables that influence the respondents perception of body image.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Other) |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Management and Social Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Uchenna Eneogwe |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Jun 2026 07:50 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Jun 2026 08:25 |
| URI: | http://eprints.gouni.edu.ng/id/eprint/5738 |
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