Shaw, J. and Waller, G. (1995) The media's impact on body image: Implications for prevention and treatment. Eating Disorders: The Journal of Treatment & Prevention, 3 (2). 115 - 123. ISSN 1064-0266
Abstract
Recent research has demonstrated that media images of “ideal” female models have an impact upon women's body image, leading to dissatisfaction and perceptual distortion. The evidence for this link between media presentation and body image distortion is reviewed, and theoretical models are advanced to explain the link. In particular, women's use of social comparison in establishing their self-concept seems to be an important psychological construct in understanding the impact of the media upon body image. Based on empirical evidence and proposed psychological mediators, a number of measures are suggested that might prevent media effects or that might be used to treat those effects. In particular, psychoeducational preventative measures and group-based treatments seem to offer the greatest promise.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 1995 Taylor & Francis |
Dates: |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > Department of Psychology (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 04 Nov 2015 15:12 |
Last Modified: | 04 Nov 2015 15:12 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10640269508249154 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/10640269508249154 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:89338 |