Role of the media in body image concerns among women: A meta-analysis of experimental and correlational studies

被引:1186
作者
Grabe, Shelly [1 ]
Ward, L. Monique [2 ]
Hyde, Janet Shibley [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Wisconsin, Dept Psychol, Madison, WI 53706 USA
[2] Univ Michigan, Dept Psychol, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA
关键词
body image; media; advertising; human females; meta-analysis;
D O I
10.1037/0033-2909.134.3.460
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
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 = -.28, -.39, and -.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.
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页码:460 / 476
页数:17
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