The role of the media in body image concerns among women: a meta-analysis of experimental and correlational studies.

By S. Grabe, L. Monique Ward, Janet S. Hyde. Psychological bulletin, 2008

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Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Gender Studies, Marketing

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Understanding the Impact of Thin Media Models on Women's Body-Focused Affect: The Roles of Thin-Ideal Internalization and Weight-Related Self-Discrepancy Activation in Experimental Exposure Effects (2009, background): “Meta-analyses confirm that—on average— women feel worse after exposure to thin media models than other types of images (Grabe et al., 2008; Groesz et al., 2002).”
Gender and Age Group Differences in Mass Media and Interpersonal Influences on Body Dissatisfaction Among Chinese Adolescents (2012, background): “communicated through exposure to mass media portrayals of physical attractiveness contributes to body dissatisfaction for Western females (Grabe et al. 2008) and males (Barlett et al.”
Upward and Downward: Social Comparison Processing of Thin Idealized Media Images (2010, result): “Since then (2002), there has been a virtual explosion of such studies, overwhelmingly demonstrating negative effects of acute exposure to thin media ideals and confirmed by the more recently published meta-analysis of Grabe, Ward, and Hyde (2008).”
Sexy versus Strong: What Girls and Women Think of Female Athletes. (2012, background): “…is substantial evidence documenting the widespread objectification of women in mainstream media and the negative effects of this objectification on female viewers (APA, 2007; Gilbert, Keery, & Thompson, 2005; Grabe et al., 2008; Groesz et al., 2002; Levine & Harrison, 2004; Ward & Harrison, 2005).”
Body Objectification, MTV, and Psychological Outcomes Among Female Adolescents1 (2009, background): “In a recent meta-analytic study, Grabe, Ward, and Hyde (2008) reviewed 77 studies from both the experimental and correlational literatures demonstrating that media use is directly linked to women’s body dissatisfaction, internalization of the thin ideal, and disordered eating attitudes and beliefs.”
Social Media Effects on Young Women’s Body Image Concerns: Theoretical Perspectives and an Agenda for Research (2014, background): “Given the time-honored concerns about media effects on women’s body image and self-concept (e.g., Grabe et al. 2008; Levine and Harrison 2004), the focus of this paper is on adolescent girls and young adult women.”
Shape and Significance of Feminine Beauty: An Evolutionary Perspective (2011, background): “Given that the media glorifies female thinness (Wolf 1991; Grabe et al., 2008 ) it was anticipated that the participants would rate the underweight figures as more attractive than the average or overweight figures.”
Social Media and Body Image Concerns: Current Research and Future Directions (2016, background): “that traditional media (such as magazines and television) has on people’s body image concerns [1–3].”
Development and Validation of the Female Muscularity Scale (2017, background): “Consistent with sociocultural theory, social pressure frommedia, peers, or family to achieve this thin-ideal has been associated with body image and eating concerns (Fitzsimmons-Craft et al. 2011; Grabe et al. 2008; Rodgers et al. 2011).”