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- Title
The impact of exposure to the thin-ideal media image on women.
- Authors
Hawkins, Nicole; Richards, P Scott; Granley, H Mac; Stein, David M
- Abstract
The purpose of this study was to experimentally examine the effects of exposure to the thin-ideal body image on women's affect, self-esteem, body satisfaction, eating disorder symptoms, and level of internalization of the thin-ideal. College women (N=145) were randomly exposed to photographs from popular magazines containing either thin-ideal images or neutral images. Exposure to thin-ideal magazine images increased body dissatisfaction, negative mood states, and eating disorder symptoms and decreased self-esteem, although it did not cause more internalization of the thin-ideal. Exposure to thin-ideal media images may contribute to the development of eating disorders by causing body dissatisfaction, negative moods, low self-esteem, and eating disorders symptoms among women.
- Publication
Eating disorders, 2004, Vol 12, Issue 1, p35
- ISSN
1064-0266
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1080/10640260490267751