Effects of exposure to thin-ideal media images on body dissatisfaction: Testing the inclusion of a disclaimer versus warning label

被引:56
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作者
Ata, Rheanna N. [1 ]
Thompson, J. Kevin [1 ]
Small, Brent J. [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ S Florida, Dept Psychol, Tampa, FL 33620 USA
[2] Univ S Florida, Sch Aging Studies, Tampa, FL 33620 USA
关键词
Body image; Eating disturbance; Advertisements; Magazines; Disclaimers; FOCUSED ANXIETY; WOMENS BODY; IMPACT; MODELS; ATTRACTIVENESS; SATISFACTION; WEIGHT; SIZE; MOOD;
D O I
10.1016/j.bodyim.2013.04.004
中图分类号
B849 [应用心理学];
学科分类号
040203 ;
摘要
The current study was designed to determine whether the inclusion of a disclaimer (i.e., "Retouched photograph aimed at changing a person's physical appearance.") or warning (i.e., "Warning: Trying to look as thin as this model may be dangerous to your health.") added to images of thin/attractive models would affect body dissatisfaction and intent to diet in female undergraduate students (n = 342). Participants were randomly assigned to one of four groups: (a) disclaimer, (b) warning, (c) model control, or (d) car control. Results revealed a significant interaction between group and time, whereby only the car control group reported a significant change (i.e., decrease) in body dissatisfaction over time. Groups did not differ on intent to diet measured at post-exposure. The results largely replicate other findings in this area and call into question advocacy efforts to label media images as a strategy to decrease women's identification with the stimuli. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:472 / 480
页数:9
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