Media matters for boys too! The role of specific magazine types and television programs in the drive for thinness and muscularity in adolescent boys

Slater, Amy; Tiggemann, Marika

doi:10.1016/j.eatbeh.2014.10.002

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“…The “concerns about weight” and “attempts to lose weight” measures were drawn from items on the McKnight Risk Factor Survey (Shisslak et al, 1999). The complete survey was originally designed to identify risk factors for eating disorders in adolescent girls; however, research reported that young men have concerns about their body weight and some seek to address body image concerns through attempts to lose weight (Pritchard, King, & Czajka-Narins, 1997; Slater & Tiggemann, 2014). The “concerns about weight” measure is composite of seven items asking respondents about the frequency of thoughts and actions associated with having trepidation about their weight.…”

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Racial Disparities in Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption Change Efficacy Among Male First-Year College Students

2016

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Racial disparities in weight-related outcomes among males may be linked to differences in behavioral change efficacy; however, few studies have pursued this line of inquiry. The purpose of this study was to determine the degree to which self-efficacy associated with changing sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption intake varies by race among male first-year college students. A self-administered, cross-sectional survey was completed by a subsample of freshmen males (N = 203) at a medium-sized southern university. Key variables of interest were SSB intake and self-efficacy in reducing consumption of sugared beverages. African American and Whites had similar patterns of SSB intake (10.2 ± 2.8 vs. 10.1 ± 2.6); however, African Americans had lower proportions of individuals who were sure they could substitute sugared beverages with water (42.2% vs. 57.5%, p < .03). The results from logistic regression models suggest that self-efficacy to reduce SSB intake among males vary by race. African American males were less likely to assert confidence in their ability to change behaviors associated with SSB (odds ratio = 0.51; confidence interval [0.27, 0.95]) in the full model adjusting for weight-related variables including SSB consumption. The findings suggest that weight loss and weight prevention interventions targeting young African American males require components that can elevate self-efficacy of this group to facilitate behavioral modifications that reduce SSB consumption and their risk for obesity-related diseases.

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Racial Disparities in Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption Change Efficacy Among Male First-Year College Students

2016

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“…Two other studies showed that consumption of certain types of media (e.g. men’s magazines) were associated with both men and women’s drive for muscularity [21, 22]. Taken together, the recent literature suggests research on diet and physical activity is increasingly considering the importance of gender and gender norms but the research is still limited.…”

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Current trends in the study of gender norms and health behaviors

Fleming

Agnew-Brune

2015

Current Opinion in Psychology

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Gender norms are recognized as one of the major social determinants of health and gender norms can have implications for an individual’s health behaviors. This paper reviews the recent advances in research on the role of gender norms on health behaviors most associated with morbidity and mortality. We find that (1) the study of gender norms and health behaviors is varied across different types of health behaviors, (2) research on masculinity and masculine norms appears to have taken on an increasing proportion of studies on the relationship between gender norms and health, and (3) we are seeing new and varied populations integrated into the study of gender norms and health behaviors.

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“…Therefore, early adolescents not only encounter a mere visual image of media figures who comply with the prevailing beauty standards, but are also confronted with media messages aimed to convince them that anyone can and should become attractive (Burkley et al, 2014). Although ample literature exists on the influence of appearance-focused magazines on people's body image (e.g., Slater & Tiggemann, 2014) and body dissatisfaction (e.g., Clark & Tiggemann, 2006;Tiggemann, Slater, Bury, Hawkins, & Firth, 2013), few studies have investigated the association between magazine exposure and social appearance anxiety. This study therefore contributes to the literature by attending specifically to the construct of social appearance anxiety.…”

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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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Media matters for boys too! The role of specific magazine types and television programs in the drive for thinness and muscularity in adolescent boys

Cited by 36 publications

References 27 publications

Racial Disparities in Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption Change Efficacy Among Male First-Year College Students

Racial Disparities in Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption Change Efficacy Among Male First-Year College Students

Current trends in the study of gender norms and health behaviors

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

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