Title

On Teams: Unifying Themes And The Way Ahead

Keywords

Body dissatisfaction; Body image; Cultivation; Media effects; Social comparison

Abstract

This study attempts to examine the connection between media use and body dissatisfaction by juxtaposing the media with the internalfactor of self-esteem and other social factors such as peer and parental attitudes. A sample of 285 female undergraduates completed measures of media exposure, comparisons with media figures, self-esteem, parental and peer attitudes toward body shape, and peer comparisons, as well as internalization of the thin-ideal and body dissatisfaction measures. Overall, comparison to media figures was associated with internalization of the thin ideal butnot as strongly as peer attitudes and self-esteem. Contrastingly, peer comparisons and self-esteem were observed to be the strongest indicators of body dissatisfaction. Furthermore,social/environmental influences and self-esteem proved to be the strongest indicators of body dissatisfaction, which suggeststhat the indirect effect of media messages on body dissatisfaction is an important area for further examination.

Publication Date

3-1-2012

Publication Title

Industrial and Organizational Psychology

Volume

5

Issue

2

Number of Pages

56-61

Document Type

Letter

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1754-9434.2011.01406.x

Socpus ID

84867340248 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84867340248

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