Table 3.

Correlations between body image and social media use in individuals who were pregnant less than 5 years ago (N = 154).

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
1. Body image: Positive	—
2. Body image: Negative	−0.48***	—
3. Body image: Postnatal concerns	−0.41***	0.52***	—
4. Body image: Concerned-growth	0.10	0.12	−0.17*	—
5. Any social media use a	−0.09	0.10	0.01	0.06	—
6. Twitter: Active usea,b	0.07	−0.06	−0.01	−0.12	0.07	—
7. Twitter: Passive usea,c	−0.04	−0.10	0.01	−0.06	0.15	0.44***	—
8. Instagram: Active usea,b	0.06	−0.14	−0.03	−0.02	0.17*	0.09	0.14	—
9. Instagram: Passive usea,c	0.05	−003	0.00	−0.03	0.36***	0.13	0.32***	0.42***	—
10. Facebook: Active usea,b	−0.13	−0.04	0.00	−0.02	0.26***	0.02	0.06	0.26**	0.07	—
11. Facebook: Passive usea,c	−0.25**	0.11	0.08	−0.08	0.50***	0.07	0.15	0.10	0.09	0.46***	—
12. Twitter: Hours per day	0.04	−0.12	0.06	−0.17*	0.14	0.56***	0.82***	0.15	0.30***	0.07	0.13	—
13. Instagram: Hours per day	0.07	−0.01	0.15	−0.12	0.26***	0.02	0.15	0.50***	0.67***	0.03	−0.04	0.26***	—
14. Facebook: Hours per day	−0.19*	0.04	0.08	−0.08	0.33***	−0.01	0.10	0.15	0.14	0.45***	0.52***	0.08	0.26**

^aVariables coded as 0 = no, 1 = yes.

^bActive use is defined as posting their own photos, thoughts or sharing articles, links, or memes to their page.

^cPassive use is defined as interacting with others’ content (e.g., viewing/“liking” a post), reading news, or shopping.

^*p < 0.05. **p < 0.01. ***p < 0.001.