The impact of media exposure on males' body image

    Authors

    D. Agliata;S. Tantleff-Dunn

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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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