Body image

How does the media's portrayal of women influence the woman's ideal body image?

By noelle6

  • Examination of a model of multiple sociocultural influences on adolescent girls' body dissatisfaction and dietary restraint.

    Dunkley, TL, EH Wertheim, and SJ Paxton. "Examination Of A Model Of Multiple Sociocultural Influences On Adolescent Girls' Body Dissatisfaction And Dietary Restraint." Adolescence 36.142 (2001): 265. CINAHL. Web. 15 Sept. 2014. This works uses the results from a questionaire that young girls completed in regards to their body image and how media and peers influence their thoughts. It goes into detail of this study.

  • COGNITIVE RESPONSES TO IDEALIZED MEDIA IMAGES OF WOMEN: THE RELATIONSHIP OF SOCIAL COMPARISON AND CRITICAL PROCESSING TO BODY IMAGE DISTURBANCE IN COLLEGE WOMEN.

    Engeln-Maddox, Renee. "Cognitive Responses To Idealized Media Images Of Women: The Relationship Of Social Comparison And Critical Processing To Body Image Disturbance In College Women." Journal Of Social & Clinical Psychology 24.8 (2005): 1114-1138. Academic Search Premier. Web. 15 Sept. 2014. Looks at college women's initial cognitive thoughts after looking at women portrayed in the media as beautiful. A study of how these images induce distructive self body thoughts

  • The role of the media in body image concerns among women: A meta-analysis of experimental and correlational studies.

    Grabe, Shelly, L. Monique Ward, and Janet Shibley Hyde. "The Role Of The Media In Body Image Concerns Among Women: A Meta-Analysis Of Experimental And Correlational Studies." Psychological Bulletin 134.3 (2008): 460-476. PsycARTICLES. Web. 15 Sept. 2014. This particular journal reviews different studies and how the media's portrayal of the ideal and "normal" female body has changed over time. The author discusses different elements of the media and how it can effect women in their self image.

  • Does Media Type Matter? The Role of Identification in Adolescent Girls' Media Consumption and the Impact of Different Thin-Ideal Media on Body Image.

    Bell, Beth1, B.T.Bell@sussex.ac.uk, and Helga1 Dittmar. "Does Media Type Matter? The Role Of Identification In Adolescent Girls' Media Consumption And The Impact Of Different Thin-Ideal Media On Body Image." Sex Roles 65.7/8 (2011): 478-490. OmniFile Full Text Mega (H.W. Wilson). Web. 15 Sept. 2014. Looks at media models in media heavily exposed and how it's consumption affects the psychology of young females.Looks at two different studies

  • Dissertation Abstracts International Section A: Humanities and Social Sciences, Vol 74(12-A)(E), 2014.

    Kalnes, Kathryn Christine Brown. "Influence of social media use on adolescent females' perceptions of their body image." Dissertation Abstracts International Section A 74. (2014). PsycINFO. Web. 15 Sept. 2014. The author of this article works closely at teens at "XYZ High" and how the social media inluences their own perception of their body image and self esteem and how in turn it can lead to body dissatifaction, eationg disorders, and depression and adolesent females.

  • Female Body Image and the Mass Media: Perspectives on How Women Internalize the Ideal Beauty Standard

    Serdar, Kasey L. "Female Body Image and the Mass Media: Perspectives on How Women Internalize the Ideal Beauty Standard." Westminster College: A Private Comprehensive Liberal Arts College in Salt Lake City, UT, Offering Undergraduate and Graduate Degrees in Liberal Arts and Professional Programs, including Business, Nursing, Education and Communication. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Sept. 2014. Discusses the unattainable image of the feamle body that the media today portrays and how it effects health.