Predictors of vulnerability to reduced body image satisfaction and psychological wellbeing in response to exposure to idealized female media images in adolescent girls

Durkin, Sarah; Paxton, Susan J.

doi:10.1016/s0022-3999(02)00489-0

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“…Adverse effects are, however, not universal. Stability, or even improvement in body satisfaction following thin-ideal media exposure, has been observed (Durkin and Paxton 2002;Knobloch-Westerwick and Crane 2012). Authors have argued that effects are weak (Holmstrom 2004) or apparent only for those with existing vulnerability (Ferguson 2013).…”

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confidence: 94%

“…Previous research has found VAS to yield reliable and valid body satisfaction scores (Durkin and Paxton 2002;Heinberg and Thompson 1995). Following Richardson and Paxton (2010), four scales assessing satisfaction with body shape, with weight, with appearance and feelings of attractiveness were used.…”

Section: Dependent Variable State Body Satisfaction Was Assessed Witmentioning

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Does Media Literacy Mitigate Risk for Reduced Body Satisfaction Following Exposure to Thin-Ideal Media?

McLean

Paxton

Wertheim

2016

J Youth Adolescence

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Exposure to thin-ideal media can contribute to increased body dissatisfaction in adolescent girls. Understanding the factors that may prevent or exacerbate the negative effects of media exposure on body satisfaction is important to facilitate prevention of these problems. This study evaluated the effects of exposure to thin-ideal media images on body image in three instructional set experimental conditions: appearance comparison, peer norms, and control. An important aim was to examine baseline levels of media literacy as a protective factor and trait thin-ideal internalization and trait upward appearance comparison as risk factors. Early adolescent girls (N = 246) completed baseline measures and one week later viewed thin-ideal media images, before and after which they rated their state body satisfaction. Participants in the appearance comparison instruction but not peer norms instruction condition had significantly reduced body satisfaction. Media literacy, particularly high levels of critical thinking, mitigated the negative effects of trait thin-ideal internalization and trait upward appearance comparison on body satisfaction outcomes. These findings provide evidence for the role of media literacy as a protective factor against the negative effects on body satisfaction of exposure to thin-ideal media images, and also provide evidence to support the development and implementation of media literacy-based body image interventions.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Section: Dependent Variable State Body Satisfaction Was Assessed Witmentioning

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Does Media Literacy Mitigate Risk for Reduced Body Satisfaction Following Exposure to Thin-Ideal Media?

McLean

Paxton

Wertheim

2016

J Youth Adolescence

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“…Effective Programs also tended to use these two measures and improvements were also found on Body Satisfaction Visual Analogue Scales (Durkin & Paxton, 2002) (Ricciardelli & McCabe, 2002) 1l Size discrepancy on the Contour Drawing Rating Scale (J. K. Thompson & Gray, 1995) 2. Self Esteem [SE] 2a Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale (Rosenberg, 1965) 2b General Scale of the Marsh Self -Description Questionnaire II (Marsh, 1992) 2c Self worth or Global Self Esteem Score from the Self Perception Profile for Adolescents (Messer & Harter, 1986) 2d Piers-Harris Children's Self Concept Scale (Piers, 1965) 2e Other subscales of the Self Perception profile for Adolescents (Messer & Harter, 1986) (Beck, Ward, Mendelson, Mock, & Erbaugh, 1961;Kovacs, 1992) 3b Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-Short version [DASS] (Lovibond & Lovibond, 1995) 3c State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (Junior) (Speilberger, Gorsuch, & Lushene, 1970) 3d Anxiety subscale of the Personality Factors-16 Questionnaire [PF-16] (Cattel & Gibbons, 1968) 4.…”

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What works in secondary schools? A systematic review of classroom-based body image programs

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Governments, schools, and curriculum authorities are increasingly recognizing that body image during adolescence is a public health issue that warrants attention in the school setting.After 30 years of eating disorder prevention research, and given the current interest in this area, it seems timely to review the research on interventions to improve body image in schools. We reviewed universal-selective, classroom-based programs that have been conducted since the year 2000, among adolescents, and found 16 eligible intervention programs. Seven of these programs were effective in improving body image on at least one measure, from pre to post test, though effect sizes were small (d = 0.22-0.48). These effective programs were conducted among younger adolescents 12.33-13.62 years, and included activities focusing on media literacy, self esteem, and the influence of peers.Implications for school personnel and curriculum authorities are discussed, and we provide recommendations for a strategic approach to future research in this area. Keywords: body image, schools, intervention, prevention, adolescents Running Head: WHAT WORKS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS?3 What works in secondary schools? A systematic review of classroom-based body image programs Body dissatisfaction is common during adolescence. Approximately 70% of adolescent girls and 45% of boys want to change their body weight or shape (Smolak, 2012). Australian adolescents have consistently ranked body image as their number one concern in the Mission Australia Survey over the past six years (Mission Australia, 2006. Similarly, levels of body dissatisfaction among adolescent girls in the USA have remained relatively stable since 1999 (Neumark-Sztainer et al., 2012). Body dissatisfaction during adolescence has been associated with a number of negative health outcomes in prospective studies, most notably the onset of dieting and disordered eating behaviors (Neumark-Sztainer, Paxton, Hannan, Haines, & Story, 2006). Higher levels of body dissatisfaction have also been linked to depression (Stice, Hayward, Cameron, Killen, & Taylor, 2000), smoking (Neumark-Sztainer, , and unsafe sex practices (Schooler, 2012), with effect sizes ranging from small to moderate. The large number of young people affected, the relative stability of this issue over the past decade, and the wide range of deleterious consequences, indicate an urgent and continuing need to develop and evaluate effective body image interventions for adolescent girls and boys. School-based Body Image InterventionsSchools are widely recognized as appropriate sites for interventions to improve body image among adolescents. They offer the potential for sustained interactions with young people at a developmentally appropriate age, where they are already in a learning environment . School-based interventions also offer opportunities to support program materials with environmental changes (Neumark-Sztainer, Levine, et al., 2006), and a whole-school approach to health promotion (O'Dea & Maloney, 2000;Smolak, Levine, & S...

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“…These numbers underline the large role appearance plays in women's lives, especially in the Western World. The overemphasis on appearance among women is in part caused by the media (Clay, Vignoles & Dittmar, 2005;Durkin & Paxton, 2002;Grabe, Ward & Hyde, 2008;Rodgers, Salés & Chabrol, 2010) but other factors such as social cues from friends and family are also involved (Grogan, 2008). The general idea among women is that "What is beautiful is good" (Grogan, 2008).…”

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confidence: 99%

Swedish women's self-esteem, body dissatisfaction and health

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2011

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Predictors of vulnerability to reduced body image satisfaction and psychological wellbeing in response to exposure to idealized female media images in adolescent girls

Cited by 186 publications

References 32 publications

Does Media Literacy Mitigate Risk for Reduced Body Satisfaction Following Exposure to Thin-Ideal Media?

Does Media Literacy Mitigate Risk for Reduced Body Satisfaction Following Exposure to Thin-Ideal Media?

What works in secondary schools? A systematic review of classroom-based body image programs

Swedish women's self-esteem, body dissatisfaction and health

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