Gender differences in body-esteem, body dissatisfaction and the effects of the medias thin ideal
Year: 2012
Type: report
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The issue surrounding body-esteem and dissatisfaction seems to be an escalating problem \nwithin society, as the media increasingly celebrates thin ideals. The aim of the research was \nto investigate whether mass media had a direct influence on body-esteem and body \ndissatisfaction. A Quantitative analysis was the chosen method. 90 participants were used for \nanalysis, split equally for both genders. The analysis revealed that male and female \nparticipants experienced similar levels of body-esteem, with the media playing a powerful \npredictor for body-esteem levels; with female participants scoring higher than males. Both \nmale and female participants revealed low levels of body-esteem and body dissatisfaction as \na result of the media; however females were shown to be more influenced by media than \nmales. Author keywords: Body image, body satisfaction, body esteem, media
Source: eSource (Dublin Business School)
Author: Tara Mansfield
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1588500665