DOES SIZE MATTER? THE IMPACT OF MODEL'S BODY SIZE ON WOMEN'S BODY-FOCUSED ANXIETY AND ADVERTISING EFFECTIVENESS

By Emma Halliwell, H. Dittmar. 2004

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Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Marketing

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The Costs of Consumer Culture and the “Cage Within”: The Impact of the Material “Good Life” and “Body Perfect” Ideals on Individuals” Identity and Well-Being (2007, background): “…models, or neutral control images, we demonstrated repeatedly that it is the ultra-thinness of models, not their attractiveness, which has negative effects on women’s body image, if they internalize the thin ideal as a personal value (Halliwell and Dittmar, 2004, 2007; Dittmar and Howard, 2004).”
SELF-ESTEEM AS A MODERATOR OF THE EFFECT OF SOCIAL COMPARISON ON WOMEN'S BODY IMAGE (2005, background): “For example, Halliwell and Dittmar (2004) found, in a nonstudent female sample, that comparisons to thin models increased anxiety among high-internalization participants, but had no significant effect on low-internalization participants.”
The role of the media in body image concerns among women: a meta-analysis of experimental and correlational studies. (2008, background): “…industry, research in this area has also demonstrated that when average-size models and ultra-thin models are equally attractive, they are also perceived to be equally effective in advertising a product (Dittmar & Howard, 2004; Halliwell & Dittmar, 2004; Halliwell, Dittmar, & Howe, 2005).”
Sociocultural Idealization of Thin Female Body Shapes: An Introduction to the Special Issue on Body Image and Eating Disorders (2004, neutral): “Halliwell and Dittmar (2004)”
Thin-ideal internalization and social comparison tendency as moderators of media models' impact on women's body-focused anxiety (2004, methodology): “The research presented here resolves these methodological weaknesses by using the design developed by Halliwell and Dittmar (2004). First, it examines these three types of images and, second, it uses a technological innovation that makes it possible to hold factors other than model’s body size const”
Body Image and Self-Esteem Among Adolescent Girls: Testing the Influence of Sociocultural Factors (2005, methodology): “However, this is unlikely to happen, especially considering the widespread belief among advertisers that ‘‘thinness sells’’ (Halliwell & Dittmar, 2004).”
Think 'thin' and feel bad: the role of appearance schema activation, attention level, and thin-ideal internalization for young women's responses to ultra-thin media ideals (2005, background): “In addition to thin–ideal internalization, shown to moderate this impact (Dittmar & Howard, 2004; Halliwell & Dittmar, 2004a), it investigates two further factors not previously explored together: first, the level of attention at which women process thin images and, second, appearance schema…”
Picture Perfect: The Direct Effect of Manipulated Instagram Photos on Body Image in Adolescent Girls (2018, background): “These studies often revealed a relation between exposure to the thin ideal and a negative body image among young girls and women (e.g., Grabe, Ward, & Hyde, 2008; Halliwell & Dittmar, 2004; Irving, 1990;).”
The impact of advertisements featuring ultra‐thin or average‐size models on women with a history of eating disorders (2005, methodology): “Furthermore, this research has also demonstrated that when average-size models and ultra-thin models are equally attractive, they are also perceived equally effective in advertising a product (Dittmar & Howard, 2004; Halliwell & Dittmar, 2004).”
Influence of Mass Media on Body Image and Eating Disordered Attitudes and Behaviors in Females: A Review of Effects and Processes (2010, methodology): “To address this concern, Hargreaves and Tiggemann (2003) examined the long-term effects of exposing a group of 17-year-old Australian girls to 20 television commercials (30 seconds each) that showed actresses representative of current thinness and beauty ideals. Those girls who had the highest level”