The Role of the Media in Body Image Concerns among Women: A Meta-Analysis of Experimental and Correlational Studies
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| Title: | The Role of the Media in Body Image Concerns among Women: A Meta-Analysis of Experimental and Correlational Studies |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Grabe, Shelly, Ward, L. Monique, Hyde, Janet Shibley |
| Source: | Psychological Bulletin. May 2008 134(3):460-476. |
| Availability: | American Psychological Association. Journals Department, 750 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242. Tel: 800-374-2721; Tel: 202-336-5510; Fax: 202-336-5502; e-mail: order@apa.org; Web site: http://www.apa.org/publications |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
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| Page Count: | 17 |
| Publication Date: | 2008 |
| Document Type: | Information Analyses Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education |
| Descriptors: | Females, Self Concept, Effect Size, Mass Media Effects, Body Composition, Meta Analysis, Correlation, Eating Habits, Periodicals, Television, College Students, High School Students, Adolescents |
| DOI: | 10.1037/0033-2909.134.3.460 |
| ISSN: | 0033-2909 |
| 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 = -0.28, -0.39, and -0.30, respectively). Effects for some outcome variables were moderated by publication year and study design. The findings support the notion that exposure to media images depicting the thin-ideal body is related to body image concerns for women. (Contains 2 footnotes and 5 tables.) |
| Abstractor: | Author |
| Number of References: | 160 |
| Entry Date: | 2008 |
| Accession Number: | EJ793401 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| 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 = -0.28, -0.39, and -0.30, respectively). Effects for some outcome variables were moderated by publication year and study design. The findings support the notion that exposure to media images depicting the thin-ideal body is related to body image concerns for women. (Contains 2 footnotes and 5 tables.) |
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| ISSN: | 0033-2909 |
| DOI: | 10.1037/0033-2909.134.3.460 |
