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Research Findings through Media
Living in a Media Saturated World
National Eating Disorder Association
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Media
provides an influential context for people to learn about body ideals. - 80% of Americans watch TV, which targets all age groups.
- There is no single cause of body dissatisfaction, but research pointing to media finds that it contributes to feelings of body dissatisfaction, especially during young adulthood.
RESEARCH & STUDIES
Impact of Media on Body Images of Young Women
Brittani D. Wynn
The Role of the Media in Body Image Concerns Among Women: A Meta-Analysis of Experimental and Correlational Studies
Shelly Grabe, L. Monique Ward, Janet Shirley Hyde
Media Effects on Body Image: Examining Media Exposure in the Broader Context of Internal and Other Social Factors
Kristen E. Van Vonderen, M.S. , William Kinnally, Ph.D.
Discussion on Body Image through Media
Model Ashely Graham talks about the unrealistic standards of the fashion industry and how to refine definition of global beauty
Body pressures are engrained early in children's lives- 87% of popular female tv characters aged 10-17 are below average weight. In addition half of girls ages 6-8 think that their ideal body is thinner than their own body.
Exposing model's tricks of looking a certain way: Contradiction of a model showcasing how unrealistic the photos are, yet is she giving women tricks into also looking this way?
Ellen's goal of reminding all of what true health and beauty is.
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