The body electric: thin‐ideal media and eating disorders in adolescents

By Kristen Harrison. 2000

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Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Gender Studies, Marketing

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Exploring the Causes and Consequences of Engaging in Fat Talk (2012, background): “These lead us to broader identity-related questions, and hence examinations of interconnections between individual cognitions about weight, and broader societal stereotypes and attitudes (Crandall et al., 2001; Harrison, 2000b).”
Mags and Abs: Media Consumption and Bodily Concerns in Men (2004, methodology): “This scale was developed by Harrison and Cantor (1997) to evaluate a man’s desire that a woman be thin.”
A Content Analysis of Female Body Imagery in Video Games (2009, background): “Further, in a study of elementary school boys and girls, Harrison (2000a) found that television exposure among American boys was correlated with an understanding that thinness was socially valued and fatness was socially stigmatized such that boys who were heavier television viewers tended to…”
The processing of thin ideals in fashion magazines: A source of social comparison or fantasy? (2009, background): “Extensive correlational evidence supports the link between exposure to fashion magazines and body dissatisfaction (Harrison & Cantor, 1997), drive for thinness (Tiggemann, 2005b) and eating disorder symptomatology (Harrison, 2000; Stice, Schupat-Neuberg, Shaw, & Stein, 1994; Stice & Shaw, 1994). But”
Average Joes: Men's relationships with media, real bodies, and sexuality (2006, background): “Such connections have been demonstrated frequently among women and girls, such that frequent exposure to TV and magazines in general (Botta, 2003; Harrison, 2000, 2001; Harrison & Cantor, 1997) and to specific genres and subtypes, such as music videos and soap operas (Borzekowski, Robinson, &…”
The role of the media in body image concerns among women: a meta-analysis of experimental and correlational studies. (2008, methodology): “Table 1 (continued) Study d N Mean age (yrs) Study design Media type Type of control MeasureE C S Harrison (2000) .12 178 14.6 Correlational Magazines BDS-EDI .35 178 14.6 Correlational Magazines DT-EDI .37 178 14.6 Correlational Magazines chEAT Harrison & Cantor (1997) .63 232 20 Correlational…”
The Impact of Sexually Objectifying Media Exposure on Negative Body Emotions and Sexual Self-Perceptions: Investigating the Mediating Role of Body Self-Consciousness (2007, methodology): “…magazines, magazine subscription Web sites were consulted to choose magazines to fit into five categories that college students typically read and are relevant to body issues: fashion, health and fitness, sports and activities, entertainment and gossip, and news and current events (Harrison, 2000).”
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, methodology): “Magazine reading has been a consistent predictor of body dissatisfaction (Botta, 2003; Harrison & Cantor, 1997; Levine, Smolack, & Hayden, 1994) and eating disorder symptomatology (Botta, 2003; Harrison, 2000; Levine et al., 1994).”
Acceptance of cosmetic surgery and celebrity worship: evidence of associations among female undergraduates (2009, neutral): “Indeed, some recent work has shown an association between celebrity worship and symptoms of body image or eating disorders (e.g., Harrison, 2000).”
Television Viewers' Ideal Body Proportions: The Case of the Curvaceously Thin Woman (2003, methodology): “The procedure described by Harrison (2000) was followed for measuring and calculating exposure”
#SocialMedia: Exploring the Relationship of Social Networking Sites on Body Image, Self-Esteem, and Eating Disorders (2017, background): “The literature suggests that exposure to media cultivating beauty ideals impacts body image (BI), eating behaviors (EBs), and SE in males (Harrison & Cantor, 1997; Lavine, Sweeney, & Wagner, 1999; Muris, Meesters, van de Blom, & Mayer, 2005) and females (Harrison, 2000; Irving, 1990; Stice, Schupak-”
Women's sports media, self-objectification, and mental health in black and white adolescent females (2003, methodology): “Exposure to sports magazines as a genre (not individual titles) was measured with a self-report item adopted from Harrison and Cantor (1997) and Harrison (2000): “In an average month, how many magazines do you read or look at? This includes magazines that come to your classroom or home, and magazine”
Media Exposure, Current and Future Body Ideals, and Disordered Eating Among Preadolescent Girls: A Longitudinal Panel Study (2006, background): “An increased drive for thinness is a particularly robust outcome of media exposure (Levine and Harrison, 2003; Stice et al., 2001), especially when the media in question are replete with images depicting and validating the thin female body ideal ( Harrison, 2000b ).”
Effects of Sexually Objectifying Media on Self-Objectification and Body Surveillance in Undergraduates: Results of a 2-Year Panel Study (2006, methodology): “A procedure similar to the one described by Harrison (2000) was used for measuring and calculating exposure to sexually objectifying television and magazines.”