Psychology
May 13, 2008
Sweeping Analysis Of Research Reinforces Strong Media Influence On Women's Body Image
“This suggests that despite all our efforts to teach women and girls to be savvy about the media and have healthy body practices, the media's effect on how much they internalize the thin ideal is getting stronger”
In the May issue of Psychological Bulletin, University of Wisconsin-Madison postdoctoral researcher Shelly Grabe and psychology professor Janet Hyde describe a sweeping analysis of 77 previous studies involving ... via Science Daily
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