“I would rather be size 10 than have straight A's”: A focus group study of adolescent girls' wish to be thinner

Tiggemann, Marika; Gardiner, Maria; Slater, Amy

doi:10.1006/jado.2000.0350

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“…This effect was significantly stronger in female adolescents (Groesz & Levine, 2002). In a study, Tiggemann et al, (2000) observed the body concerns in adolescent girls in an attempt to recognize the underlying motivations for their wish to be thin. It was concluded that the factor, which apply strongest pressure to be thin, was the media.…”

Section: Impact Of Media Imagesmentioning

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Impact of Media on Development of Eating Disorders in Young Females of Pakistan

Abideen¹,

Latif²,

Khan³

et al. 2011

IJPS

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This study examines the impact of media on development of eating disorders in young females of Pakistan by analyzing eating disorder, weight-related issues and critically evaluating the factors, which lead to the eating disorder in females. Based on study, it is suggested that the occurrence of eating disorders and the number of young females who employ weight loss endeavors are increasing at an alarming rate. Efforts directed toward the impediment of eating disorders are needed to invalidate this tendency. Suggestions for future research include standardization of procedure. An empirical base to support the use of proposed factors; more sustained, stepwise research analyzing the eating disorder in females and rigorous programs that have sufficiently large sample sizes and lengthy follow-up periods to detect effects, will be more informative. Recommendations are proposed for health care providers and marketers to help prevent both chubbiness and eating disorders among young females. These recommendations put great emphasis on the importance of helping young females and their families, for a sustained behavioral change.

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Section: Impact Of Media Imagesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Impact of Media on Development of Eating Disorders in Young Females of Pakistan

Abideen¹,

Latif²,

Khan³

et al. 2011

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“…Indeed, a few studies have begun to investigate naturalistic motivations for voluntary exposure to media images. In particular, evidence indicates that women and girls report buying fashion and beauty magazines for entertainment (Thomsen et al, 2002), for self-improvement and inspiration, for example, tips on style and grooming (Levine & Smolak, 1996;Thomsen et al, 2002), for social learning, that is, to learn how people behave (Tiggemann, 2005b), in addition to comparing themselves with the images (Tiggemann, Gardiner, & Slater, 2000). Interestingly, when Thomsen et al (2002) asked women their reasons for reading beauty and fashion magazines, they found that the frequency of reading was most strongly correlated with the motivation for self-improvement.…”

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The Processing of Thin Ideals in Fashion Magazines: A Source of Social Comparison or Fantasy?

Tiggemann¹,

Polivy²,

Hargreaves³

2009

Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology

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“…In a focus-group study Australian adolescents were found to be in broad agreement that the thin but perfect body appearance of models determines their views of what is normal and what everyone should look like (Tiggemann et al 2000). They describe the process as automatic and instilling the belief that thinness promises happiness and success.…”

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Symposium on ‘Nutrition and health in children and adolescents’ Session 3: Eating behaviour and early indicators of metabolic syndrome Motivation for eating behaviour in adolescent girls: the body beautiful

Hill

2006

Proc. Nutr. Soc.

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Body dissatisfaction is commonplace for teenage girls and is associated with dieting and unhealthy weight-control behaviours. The idealisation and pursuit of thinness are seen as the main drivers of body dissatisfaction, with the media prominent in setting thin body ideals. Television and consumer magazine production in the UK are extensive, annually releasing 1 · 10 6 h programming and >3000 magazine titles. Their engagement by adolescent girls is high, and in surveys girls identify thin and revealing body images as influential to the appeal of thinness and their pursuit of dieting. Experimental studies show a short-term impact of these images on body dissatisfaction, especially in teenagers who are already concerned about body image. Magazine images appear more influential than television viewing. For many adolescents selecting thin-image media is purposive, permitting comparison of themselves with the models or celebrities featured. Indeed, the impact of the media needs to be understood within a social context, as engagement is often a highly-social process. Media influence is uneven because of differences in its content and manner of communication, and individual differences in vulnerability to its content. Greater social responsibility on the part of the media and better media literacy by children would be beneficial. For those working in adolescent nutrition it is a reminder that adolescent food choice and intake are subject to many competing, contradictory and non-health-related determinants.

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“I would rather be size 10 than have straight A's”: A focus group study of adolescent girls' wish to be thinner

Cited by 136 publications

References 39 publications

Impact of Media on Development of Eating Disorders in Young Females of Pakistan

Impact of Media on Development of Eating Disorders in Young Females of Pakistan

The Processing of Thin Ideals in Fashion Magazines: A Source of Social Comparison or Fantasy?

Symposium on ‘Nutrition and health in children and adolescents’ Session 3: Eating behaviour and early indicators of metabolic syndrome Motivation for eating behaviour in adolescent girls: the body beautiful

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