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The effect of experimental presentation of thin media images on body satisfaction: A meta‐analytic review

Groesz, Lisa M., Levine, Michael P., Murnen, Sarah K.·2002·International Journal of Eating Disorders

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Objective: The effect of experimental manipulations of the thin beauty ideal, as portrayed in the mass media, on female body image was evaluated using meta‐analysis. Method: Data from 25 studies (43 effect sizes) were used to examine the main effect of mass media images of the slender ideal, as well as the moderating effects of pre‐existing body image problems, the age of the participants, the number of stimulus presentations, and the type of research design. Results: Body image was significantly more negative after viewing thin media images than after viewing images of either average size models, plus size models, or inanimate objects. This effect was stronger for between‐subjects designs, participants less than 19 years of age, and for participants who are vulnerable to activation of a thinness schema. Conclusion: Results support the sociocultural perspective that mass media promulgate a slender ideal that elicits body dissatisfaction. Implications for prevention and research on social comparison processes are considered. © 2002 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Eat Disord 31: 1–16, 2002.

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Authors: Groesz, L. M., Levine, M. P., & Murnen, S. K.
Affiliations: Kenyon College (US)
Corresponding author: Levine, Michael P.
ORCID: Levine, Michael P.
Murnen, Sarah K.
Venue: International Journal of Eating Disorders
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2001-12-26
Volume: 31
Issue: 1
Pages: 1-16
ISSN: 0276-3478 (ISSN-L)
1098-108X
DOI: 10.1002/eat.10005
OpenAlex: W2020212028
Cited by: 1,772
References: 74
Citations by year: 2026: 25 · 2025: 27 · 2024: 52 · 2023: 61 · 2022: 74 · 2021: 80 · 2020: 76 · 2019: 81 · 2018: 87 · 2017: 75 · 2016: 93 · 2015: 105 · 2014: 98 · 2013: 105 · 2012: 109
FWCI: 4.11
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
Locations: International Journal of Eating Disorders (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
Keywords: body satisfaction, body dissatisfaction, mass media, female body image, plus-size models, social comparison, sociocultural factors, adolescents, eating disorder prevention
MeSH terms: Adolescent, Adult, Body Constitution, Body Image, Female, Humans, Internal-External Control, Mass Media, Middle Aged, Personal Satisfaction, Social Conformity, Thinness, Body Mass Index

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