Becoming Tween Bodies: What Preadolescent Girls in the US Say About Beauty, The “Just-Right Ideal,” and the “Disney Girls”

McGladrey, Margaret

doi:10.1080/17482798.2013.805305

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“…The socialization of children into active, participating consumers is inevitable and necessary given the economic system (Preston, 2004; 364) yet there is still great debate around the impact of advertising and marketing to children (Nairn and Fine, 2008). Research continues to increase in many areas related to children and consumption, including research around the pursuit of beauty (Scelzo and Lerman, 2009;Northup and Liebler, 2010;Chan, 2012;McGladrey, 2014), with the impact that media has on this pursuit becoming an important research area (Jung and Peterson, 2007). Authors such as Tiggemann, Slater and Sharpe have been instrumental in researching the impact that media has on body image perceptions of women (Tiggemann, 2004;Sharp, Tiggemann and Mattiske, 2015) and adolescent girls (Slater et al, 2012;Tiggemann and Slater, 2013).…”

Section: Children and Consumptionmentioning

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“…Against the backdrop of the "beauty is good stereotype," it is not surprising that the cosmetics industry is targeting a younger and younger market. Tweens are now heavily exposed to beauty ideals or images on a daily basis, whether it be through social networking sites, online websites, TV advertisements, billboards, magazines, movies, music videos or television programs (Andersen et al, 2007;Peterson et al, 2007;Tiggemann and Slater, 2013;McGladrey, 2014). Children are being socialized into striving hard to achieve or maintain the beauty ideals displayed (Baker-Sperry and Grauerholz, 2003), even though the majority of these images are unrealistic for the average tween to ever achieve (Baker-Sperry and Grauerholz, 2003;Dohnt and Tiggemann, 2006;Engeln-Maddox, 2006).…”

Section: Beauty and The Tweenmentioning

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“It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness”: expectancies associated with tween makeup ownership

Thyne

Robertson

Thomas

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Int J Consumer Studies

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Marketing messages socialize individuals into believing that (amongst other practices) consuming cosmetics is the key to beauty and such messages are now being targeted directly to pre‐adolescents. Research shows marketing portrayals of beauty ideals are associated with body disillusionment; however, there is a lack of knowledge on how 'tweens’ enculturation of the necessity to consume beauty products influences their personal development and perspectives of others. The present study examines tweens perceptions of girls who own makeup; 111 girls between 6 and 12 years drew and described a child who owned makeup and a child who did not own makeup, resulting in 222 drawings. The drawings and descriptive words were coded inductively using emerging themes and differences between the two drawings were analysed using SPSS and chi‐square analysis. Findings revealed girls who owned makeup were perceived to be more attractive, happy, and popular than girls who did not wear makeup, however, they were also perceived to be “nastier” than girls who did not own makeup. The findings revealed tweens are enculturated into contemporary beauty ideals and hold strong stereotypes regarding owning makeup. Interpreted through the lens of sociocultural theory and the Halo Effect, findings are discussed in terms of how such ideals shape tweens expectations of others and ultimately may shape their own personal behaviour with regards to social interactions, roles and activities engaged in. We argue that the beauty ideal stereotypes associated with tween cosmetic ownership may be in reality, less than ideal.

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Section: Children and Consumptionmentioning

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Section: Beauty and The Tweenmentioning

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“It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness”: expectancies associated with tween makeup ownership

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Robertson

Thomas

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“…Notably, ideal appearances are prevalent in media content that is popular among early adolescents (e.g., Northup & Liebler, 2010), and young girls (9 to 11-year-olds) have been shown to be very aware of and motivated to emulate the ideal appearance that is embodied by their favorite celebrities (McGladrey, 2014). Crosssectional and experimental studies already related exposure to appearance-focused television and magazines to early adolescent girls' body image concerns (Anschutz, Spruijt-Metz, Van Strien, & Engels, 2011;Clark & Tiggemann, 2007;Tiggemann & Slater, 2014).…”

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“…Specifically, through focus groups, McGladrey (2014) showed that although young girls believe that being thin is an inextricable part of a culturally accepted ideal appearance, but also consider certain consumptive practices, such as wearing attractive and stylish clothing, as key aspects of an ideal appearance. Body image research that takes a more general approach to the importance of attractiveness rather than body weight and shape is warranted.…”

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Media ideals and other-sex peer norms among Belgian early adolescents: equating self-worth with attractiveness

Trekels

Vangeel

Eggermont

2017

Journal of Children and Media

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The purpose of this study was to investigate how total amount of television and magazine exposure and heterosocial involvement (i.e., mixed-sex interactions) relate to the endorsement of dysfunctional appearance beliefs. We anticipated a double dose effect in that exposure to media would be related to more dysfunctional appearance beliefs among those who are frequently involved in mixed-sex interactions. A total of 1976 early adolescent boys and girls (Mage = 11.77; SD = 1.04) participated in a cross-sectional study. Results indicated that the internalization of appearance ideals and appearance expectations of opposite-sex peers mediated the association between amount of television and magazine exposure and the endorsement of dysfunctional appearance beliefs. Heterosocial involvement did not, however, strengthen the influence of media exposure on early adolescents' body image.

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2020

The Encyclopedia of Child and Adolescent Development

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Children watch many hours of television each week. Television programs can be accessed on traditional television sets and on tablets and phones. Television provides information, knowledge, and entertainment, and can be a positive experience for children, through which they learn about the world. Television broadcasts can be less beneficial if children spend so much time in front of a screen that they are not engaged in more healthy activities. Television broadcasts may present a biased view of the world, for example, by showing inaccurate gender or racial stereotypes, or by promoting unattainable ideals of beauty or success. Children's television may also include inappropriate content, including advertisements for unhealthy products. Media literacy programs and other interventions are possible ways to protect children from the negative influences of television.

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Becoming Tween Bodies: What Preadolescent Girls in the US Say About Beauty, The “Just-Right Ideal,” and the “Disney Girls”

Cited by 13 publications

References 27 publications

“It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness”: expectancies associated with tween makeup ownership

“It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness”: expectancies associated with tween makeup ownership

Media ideals and other-sex peer norms among Belgian early adolescents: equating self-worth with attractiveness

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