The processing of thin ideals in fashion magazines: A source of social comparison or fantasy?

By M. Tiggemann, J. Polivy, Duane A. Hargreaves. 2009

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Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Gender Studies, Marketing

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Pinterest or Thinterest?: Social Comparison and Body Image on Social Media (2016, background): “Again, researchers have stated that upward social comparison may be a source of inspiration temporarily, but over time, it can be detrimental as individuals inevitably fail to achieve the impossible standards to which they are aspiring (Tiggemann et al., 2009).”
How do "Body Perfect" Ideals In tHe MedIa Have a negatIve IMPact on Body IMage and BeHavIors? factors and Processes related to self and IdentIty (2009, unknown): “…is that it highlights the complexity of underlying psychological processes in media effects, given that women can focus on differences between themselves and thin media models as well as identify with the thin ideal through imagining themselves as the model (Tiggemann et al., 2009, this issue).”
Do Appearance Focused Cognitive Distortions Moderate the Relationship between Social Comparisons to Peers and Media Images and Body Image Disturbance? (2011, background): “Generally, participants who were instructed to compare their appearance to media images experienced greater levels of body dissatisfaction (Cattarin et al. 2000; Tiggemann et al. 2009; Tiggeman and Slater 2004), with frequency of reported comparisons to the image mediating the effect of type of medi”
Upward and Downward: Social Comparison Processing of Thin Idealized Media Images (2010, background): “However, a few other studies have also shown a disjunction between effects on generalized mood and body-specific dissatisfaction (Bell, Lawton, & Dittmar, 2007; Tiggemann & Boundy, 2008; Tiggemann et al., 2009).”
Reality check: An experimental investigation of the addition of warning labels to fashion magazine images on women's mood and body dissatisfaction (2012, background): “Future research might usefully expand upon the precise mechanism of action for the warning labels; for example, whether warning labels work to decrease the extent to which women aspire to be like the model (Tiggemann et al., 2009), compare themselves with the models (Posavac et al.”
Social Media Effects on Young Women’s Body Image Concerns: Theoretical Perspectives and an Agenda for Research (2014, background): “Scores of experiments have demonstrated that exposure to thin-ideal media images increases women’s dissatisfaction with their bodies, as well as negative affect (for example, see Homan et al. 2012 for a study in the U.S. and Tiggemann et al. 2009 for a study in Australia).”
Influence of Mass Media on Body Image and Eating Disordered Attitudes and Behaviors in Females: A Review of Effects and Processes (2010, background): “, the social stimulus), the perceiver’s self-concept, the inclination toward and process of social comparison, and the impact of mass media, as well as other sociocultural factors (see Levine & Smolak, 1996; Tiggemann et al., 2009; Vartanian, 2009).”
Exploring the Causes and Consequences of Engaging in Fat Talk (2012, background): “Perceived sociocultural pressure to fit the ideal body image is communicated to both males and females through messages sent from the media, family, and peers (Harrison et al., 2006; Tiggemann et al., 2009).”