Title |
Exposure to thin-ideal media affect most, but not all, women: Results from the Perceived Effects of Media Exposure Scale and open-ended responses
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Published in |
Body Image, November 2017
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DOI | 10.1016/j.bodyim.2017.10.006 |
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Authors |
David A. Frederick, Elizabeth A. Daniels, Morgan E. Bates, Tracy L. Tylka |
Abstract |
Findings conflict as to whether thin-ideal media affect women's body satisfaction. Meta-analyses of experimental studies reveal small or null effects, but many women endorse appearance-related media pressure in surveys. Using a novel approach, two samples of women (Ns=656, 770) were exposed to bikini models, fashion models, or control conditions and reported the effects of the images their body image. Many women reported the fashion/bikini models made them feel worse about their stomachs (57%, 64%), weight (50%, 56%), waist (50%, 56%), overall appearance (50%, 56%), muscle tone (46%, 52%), legs (45%, 48%), thighs (40%, 49%), buttocks (40%, 43%), and hips (40%, 46%). In contrast, few women (1-6%) reported negative effects of control images. In open-ended responses, approximately one-third of women explicitly described negative media effects on their body image. Findings revealed that many women perceive negative effects of thin-ideal media in the immediate aftermath of exposures in experimental settings. |
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Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Unknown | 164 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Bachelor | 34 | 21% |
Student > Master | 18 | 11% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 9 | 5% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 7 | 4% |
Other | 5 | 3% |
Other | 10 | 6% |
Unknown | 81 | 49% |
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Psychology | 35 | 21% |
Social Sciences | 19 | 12% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 6 | 4% |
Arts and Humanities | 3 | 2% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 3 | 2% |
Other | 9 | 5% |
Unknown | 89 | 54% |