Counteracting Media's Thin-Body Ideal for Adolescent Girls: Informing Is More Effective Than Warning
Abstract
The present study investigated whether information or warnings about depictions of the thin-body ideal in mass media are effective in counteracting media-induced negative body perceptions of adolescent girls. Based on counter-advertising and reactance theories, our hypotheses were tested in a 3 (weight labels: information vs. warning vs. no label) × 2 (media models' body shape: thin vs. normal weight) × 2 (self-esteem: lower vs. higher) design...
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Title
Counteracting Media's Thin-Body Ideal for Adolescent Girls: Informing Is More Effective Than Warning
Published Date
Mar 24, 2014
Journal
Volume
17
Issue
2
Pages
154 - 184
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