Title

The impact of media exposure on males' body image

Authors

Authors

D. Agliata;S. Tantleff-Dunn

Comments

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Abbreviated Journal Title

J. Soc. Clin. Psychol.

Keywords

PHYSICAL ATTRACTIVENESS; SOCIOCULTURAL MODEL; EATING DISORDERS; YOUNG-WOMEN; SELF; APPEARANCE; INFORMATION; ATTITUDES; BULIMIA; WEIGHT; Psychology, Clinical; Psychology, Social

Abstract

Mass media are believed to be a pervasive force in shaping physical appearance ideals and have been shown to negatively impact females' body image. Little research has attended to the effects of media exposure on males' body image. The current experiment exposed 158 males to television advertisements containing either ideal male images or neutral images that were inserted between segments of a television program. Participants were blocked on dispositional body image and attitudes toward appearance variables to assess for moderating effects. Results indicated that participants exposed to ideal image advertisements became significantly more depressed and had higher levels of muscle dissatisfaction than those exposed to neutral ads. Inconsistent with past research, no dispositional effects were noted that would suggest the influence of schematicity on mood and body image changes.

Journal Title

Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology

Volume

23

Issue/Number

1

Publication Date

1-1-2004

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

7

Last Page

22

WOS Identifier

WOS:000189348300002

ISSN

0736-7236

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