Media and Eating Disorders

Abstract

In western societies, the mass media, including print but also increasingly screen forms of media, contribute to the marketing of appearance concerns and body shape and weight policing through the images and messages that are widely disseminated. This creates a discourse that has been suggested to increase the likelihood of individuals engaging in extreme weight‐control behaviors that may result in eating disorders. A robust body of literature has documented the relationship between media exposure and eating disorder risk, confirming media consumption as a risk factor for eating disorders. In addition, an emerging body of literature has highlighted the relationship between social media use and eating disorder risk.

Uso Do Instagram, Satisfação Da Imagem Corporal E Autoestima Em Mulheres Jovens

“…Other previous studies show that the use of the internet is correlated to the body's surveillance, the propensity to thinness (Tiggemann et al, 2013;Tiggemann & Slater, 2017), which culminates in disorders and eating disorders (Rodgers et al, 2019). These findings also support the study by Tiggemann and Slater (2013) that showed that more time spent online leads to higher internalization levels of the ideal of thinness, body surveillance, and motivation for thinness.…”

Labels to prevent the detrimental effects of media on body image: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

“…Although the content and format of the labels evaluated across the 22 studies included in the review varied, overall our findings suggest that the use of labels on media images is of no benefit to body image. In fact, and of concern, our results on the contrary suggested that the inclusion of labels on media images might increase state appearance comparison, which is understood to be one of the main mechanisms accounting for the detrimental impact of media images on body image (Myers & Crowther, ; Rodgers, O'Flynn, & McLean, ). Furthermore, the results or our review suggested that, taken together, the studies reviewed provided support for the moderating role of high levels of appearance comparison tendencies, thin‐ideal internalization, and to some extent pre‐existing body image concerns as moderators of the effects of label inclusion, suggesting that any harmful effects might be exacerbated for those most vulnerable (Ata, Thompson, & Small, ; Bury, Tiggemann, & Slater, ; Tiggerman, Slater, Bury, Hawkins, & Firth, ).…”

“…These overall null effects in terms of body image, and harmful effects in terms of appearance comparison outcomes, especially for vulnerable individuals with higher body image concerns, are all the more important to consider in the context of recent legislation in France, and previously in Israel, mandating the inclusion of such labels on media images. The disconnect between policy efforts and empirical data evaluating these strategies highlights the need for increased focus on developing research within a strategic science framework (Brownell & Roberto, ; Rodgers, O'Flynn, et al, ).…”

Anorexia y uso de redes sociales en adolescentes

“…Además, la imagen corporal está atravesada por influencias socioculturales, lo cual puede desencadenar baja autoestima y afecto negativo (Arnau, 2016). Es decir, la AN suele comenzar con una dieta o control de peso, como resultado de presiones socioculturales y el consumo de redes sociales o medios de comunicación los cuales han sido identificados como un factor de riesgo especialmente en adolescentes mujeres ya que internalizan una figura ideal de bajo peso corporal, y se someten a riesgos extremos para llegar a alcanzar esa creencia de perfección, en cuanto que los hombres idealizan la musculatura como sinónimo de belleza, Ene-Jun.2021 por lo cual realizan actividad física en exceso, la cual va más allá de sus límites físicos (Rodgers et. al.…”