Idealised media images: The effect of fitspiration imagery on body satisfaction and exercise behaviour
Abstract
Recent studies have documented a shift in the cultural ideal of physical attractiveness, with women subscribing to a visibly toned ideal that emphasises health and fitness. The present study experimentally investigated the impact of athletic and muscular fitness-idealised images compared to traditional thin ideal images on women's body dissatisfaction and exercise behaviour, under the framework of Social Comparison Theory. Participants were 106...
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Title
Idealised media images: The effect of fitspiration imagery on body satisfaction and exercise behaviour
Published Date
Sep 1, 2017
Journal
Volume
22
Pages
65 - 71
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