The Effects of the Media on Body Image: A Meta-Analysis

By Amanda J. Holmstrom. 2004

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Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Marketing, Pharmacy

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Who is The Fairest One of All? How Evolution Guides Peer and Media Influences on Female Body Dissatisfaction (2011, background): “However, other scholars have concluded that the current evidence is at best equivocal and that if such a link exists, it is neither simple nor obvious (Holmstrom, 2004; Joshi, Herman, & Polivy, 2004; Polivy & Herman, 2002).”
Media Exposure and Viewers' Attitudes Toward Homosexuality: Evidence for Mainstreaming or Resonance? (2009, methodology): “For example, Holmstrom's (2004) meta-analysis of 34 studies testing links between media use and body dissatisfaction reported an overall, unweighted effect size of r = .”
In the eye of the beholder: Thin-ideal media affects some, but not most, viewers in a meta-analytic review of body dissatisfaction in women and men. (2013, background): “The relationship between exposure duration in experimental studies and effect size was not significant, although the trend was in the direction seen in previous analyses (Holmstrom, 2004; Want, 2009).”
Exposure to Sexually Objectifying Media and Body Self-Perceptions among College Women: An Examination of the Selective Exposure Hypothesis and the Role of Moderating Variables (2006, background): “Recent meta-analyses of this literature (Groesz, Levine, & Murnen, 2002; Holmstrom, 2004 ) indicate that exposure to thin-ideal images results in a small, but statistically significant, increase in body dissatisfaction.”
Body Dissatisfaction and Disordered Eating among College Women in China, South Korea, and the United States: Contrasting Predictions from Sociocultural and Feminist Theories (2007, background): “Drawing on the insights of sociocultural theory, the most extensively studied (and vilified) component of Westernization is Western media, with its ubiquitous portrayals of extremely thin female bodies and its emphasis on diet and weight control (Holmstrom, 2004; Thompson et al., 1999).”
Social Media Effects on Young Women’s Body Image Concerns: Theoretical Perspectives and an Agenda for Research (2014, background): “The conventional mass media “are saturated with depictions of thin women” (Holmstrom 2004, p. 210); these images have become so commonplace (and even lampooned) that they may not exert the effects they once did.”
When media become the mirror: a meta-analysis on media and body image (2020, background): “However, Holmstrom (2004) reported a small effect size (r = − .08) based on 34 experimental and correlational studies.”
The role of the media in body image concerns among women: a meta-analysis of experimental and correlational studies. (2008, methodology): “Second, several reference lists were searched for relevant studies, including prior reviews (e.g., Groesz, Levine, & Murnen, 2002; Holmstrom, 2004; Ward & Harrison, 2005).”
The Impact of Sexually Objectifying Media Exposure on Negative Body Emotions and Sexual Self-Perceptions: Investigating the Mediating Role of Body Self-Consciousness (2007, result): “E-mail: aubreyj@missouri.edu Murnen, 2002; Holmstrom, 2004, for meta-analyses).”
Media Effects on Body Image: Examining Media Exposure in the Broader Context of Internal and Other Social Factors (2012, background): “Holstrom (2004) posited that dissatisfaction arises when heavy viewers begin to see this thin-ideal not only as realistic, but also physically attainable.”
Influence of Mass Media on Body Image and Eating Disordered Attitudes and Behaviors in Females: A Review of Effects and Processes (2010, background): “Three publications examined the specific effects of media exposure on body image (Grabe et al., 2008; Groesz et al., 2002; Holmstrom, 2004), whereas the other (Cafri et al.”