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The body ideal depicted in those films, the study found, was Eurocentric and thin, which was, in a 2015 study, deemed influential to body dissatisfaction in young girls.
Social media can significantly influence body image concerns in female adolescents. [27] Young women who are easily influenced by the images of others on social media may hold themselves to an unrealistic standard for their bodies because of the prevalence of digital image alteration. Social media can be a gateway to Body dysmorphic disorder.
The effects of advertising on body image have been studied by researchers, ranging from psychologists to marketing professionals. [1] [2] [3] While many factors, such as "parenting, education, [and] intimate relationships" also affect body image, "the media and body image are closely related."
The correlation between media image and body image has been proven; in one study, among European-American and African-American girls ages 7–12, greater overall television exposure predicted both a thinner ideal adult body shape and a higher level of disordered eating one year later.
The body image trap: How the media makes us doubt our beauty 13 unspoken struggles women have to deal with This mom says there need to be more support, less judgment in parenting
José Andrés and Martha Stewart are hosting a new cooking show with a dramatic twist
In a survey of over two thousand school-aged children conducted in 2006, the girls "repeatedly described a paralyzing pressure to be 'perfect': not only to get straight As and be the student body president, editor of the newspaper, and captain of the swim team but also to be 'kind and caring,' 'please everyone, be very thin, and dress right ...
Media effects research has confirmed that sexualizing media exposure can negatively affect preteens' body image and sexual development. While there is a link between sexualizing content and adverse outcomes such as self-objectification and body dissatisfaction, an interest in sexual media content is a normal part of healthy sexual development ...