López-Guimerà, G., Levine, M. P., Sánchez-Carracedo, D., & Fauquet, J. (2010). Influence of mass media on body image and eating disordered attitudes and behaviors in females:

Question 1

Magazines

Answer 1

Activate dieting and disordered eating, especially in frequent readers. The amount of time girls spend viewing appearance related media is positively related with body dissatisfaction and a negative body image.

Question 2

Television

Answer 2

Regular television doesnt seem to have that much of an impact on body dissatisfaction as magazines yet the younger a person exposed the biggert he influence

Question 3

Doctor paradox

Answer 3

Media shows us pictures of an unreachable ideal to give us a goal wich we can reach buying its products

Question 4

Exposure to thin and thick models

Answer 4

Thin causes dissatisfaction thick causes satisfaction

Question 5

Thin ideals presentrd by media and social acceptance

Answer 5

Girls that are more accepted in their social lives are less influenced by this

Question 6

Media literacy

Answer 6

Techniques to reduce or eliminate negative media influences. Intensive interventions can reduce the internalization of the thin beauty ideal

Question 7

Internet danger

Answer 7

People who are ar risk for body dissatisfaction are more vulnerable to the media and seek guidance in it which only worsens the situation (proanorexia websites)

Question 8

Ethnicity as a moderator

Answer 8

Most media is white people with which black peole dont compare themselves plus they have higher levels of body satisfaction so theyre not that affected