The role of the media in body image concerns among women: A meta-analysis of experimental and correlational studies.
Abstract
Research suggests that exposure to mass media depicting the thin-ideal body may be linked to body image disturbance in women. This meta-analysis examined experimental and correlational studies testing the links between media exposure to women's body dissatisfaction, internalization of the thin ideal, and eating behaviors and beliefs with a sample of 77 studies that yielded 141 effect sizes. The mean effect sizes were small to moderate (ds =...
Paper Details
Title
The role of the media in body image concerns among women: A meta-analysis of experimental and correlational studies.
Published Date
Jan 1, 2008
Journal
Volume
134
Issue
3
Pages
460 - 476
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