Does the Internet function like magazines? An exploration of image-focused media, eating pathology, and body dissatisfaction

Bair, Carrie E.; Kelly, Nichole R.; Serdar, Kasey; Mazzeo, Suzanne E.

doi:10.1016/j.eatbeh.2012.06.003

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“…In contrast to earlier findings that identified a relationship between image-focused internet use and body dissatisfaction, internet appearance exposure failed to demonstrate a significant association with any other measures of body image in the present sample (Bair, Kelly, Serdar, & Mazzeo, 2012). A possible explanation for this discrepancy is that the participants may have found it difficult to determine how much time they spent on each individual website.…”

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Appearance-focused Internet Use and the Thin-beauty Ideal

Stanley

Barnes

Short

2015

Studies in Media and Communication

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Websites featuring appearance-focused content are a medium for constant appearance comparisons, addiction and pressure to meet existing beauty-ideals. This study investigated a sample of 264 males and females who use appearance-focused websites, with a view to determining the relationship with appearance dissatisfaction and self-worth. Data collection involved posting links to online questionnaires on popular social networking sites. Internet appearance exposure was found to correlate with a greater drive for thinness in females, suggesting that exposure to the thin-ideal body images presented online reinforces women's desire to achieve the cultural expectations of body shape and weight. Furthermore the study highlighted that internet addiction was associated with a drive for thinness and low self-esteem in both males and females, with differences exhibited in regards to body-esteem. These findings emphasise the need for pathological internet use to be incorporated into media literacy programs and to encourage a critical stance toward current beauty standards.

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Appearance-focused Internet Use and the Thin-beauty Ideal

Stanley

Barnes

Short

2015

Studies in Media and Communication

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“…The mean BMI was 17.05 kg/m² (SD = 3.07). Considering the rapid growth of the Internet as a popular media source for young people (Bair, Kelly, Serdar, & Mazzeo, 2012), and in order to examine the power of magazines above and beyond the Internet, we controlled for participants' Facebook use and search for appearance-related information online by asking them to indicate how often they engaged in these activities (responses ranged from Never (=1) to More than once a day (=7)).…”

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Linking Magazine Exposure to Social Appearance Anxiety: The Role of Appearance Norms in Early Adolescence

Trekels

Eggermont

2017

J of Research on Adolesc

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Early adolescents (N = 1,591; Mage = 11.698; SD = .892) participated in a two-wave panel study (6-month interval) to examine the longitudinal association between appearance-focused magazine exposure and social appearance anxiety. We revealed that magazine exposure positively correlated with the internalization of appearance ideals and the attribution of social rewards to attractiveness which, in turn, related to social appearance anxiety. Internalization and attribution of social rewards formed a reinforcing spiral; once internalized, early adolescents associate positive things to appearance ideals (e.g., peer acceptance) and the perception of rewards increases early adolescent' inclination to internalize ideals. Given the adverse consequences of social appearance anxiety, the findings warrant research on the role of media in the occurrence of social appearance anxiety.

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“…Other studies hypothesized that a protective self-presentation style could be considered as a risk factors for abnormal eating behaviours through socio-cultural mediators, such as idealization of appearance and thinness [78]. More recent studies have underlined the negative effect of the "thin-Aging and Disease • Volume 6, Number 1, February 2015 52 ideal" transmitted by magazines, television and internet [79]. In addition, according to the feminist theories, special attention should be given to the gender-role attitudes.…”

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Eating Disorders in Late-life

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Calandra

2014

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Eating disorders are a heterogeneous group of complex psychiatric disorders characterized by abnormal eating behaviours that lead to a high rate of morbidity, or even death, if underestimated and untreated. The main disorders enlisted in the chapter of the Diagnostic and Statistic Manual of Mental Disorders-5 dedicated to "Feeding and Eating Disorders" are: anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder. Even though these abnormal behaviours are mostly diagnosed during childhood, interesting cases of late-life eating disorders have been reported in literature. In this review, these eating disorders are discussed, with particular attention to the diagnosis and management of those cases occurring in late-life.

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Does the Internet function like magazines? An exploration of image-focused media, eating pathology, and body dissatisfaction

Cited by 139 publications

References 21 publications

Appearance-focused Internet Use and the Thin-beauty Ideal

Appearance-focused Internet Use and the Thin-beauty Ideal

Linking Magazine Exposure to Social Appearance Anxiety: The Role of Appearance Norms in Early Adolescence

Eating Disorders in Late-life

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