Exposure to Media Images of Female Attractiveness an d Con cern with Body Weigh t Am on g You n g Wom en 1

摘要: Despite the popu lar belief that thin stan dard of fem ale attractiven ess currently presented in m edia is a prim ary con tributor to high level cern with body weight am on g wom en‚ experim ental studies have not shown th at exposu re im ages creases en’s weigh t cern. Three ents are reported dem onstratin exposure does often resu lt creased bu bo dy d issa tisfac tio n‚ sta ble perso n lity ch arac teristic‚ od erator o f vu ln erability this effect. Althou gh ost en repo rted er when exposed vs. neutral ages‚ low itial dissatisfaction did not. In addition‚ research suggests negative effects ay result from even passive realistic less likely cau se The ethn icity participants these reflected local population‚ over 90% white. non white arily belonged e following grou ps; Asian‚ Pacific Islan der‚ Latin o.