Tiggemann Marika, Slater Amy
School of Psychology, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia 5001.
Int J Eat Disord. 2004 Jan;35(1):48-58. doi: 10.1002/eat.10214.
The study investigated the impact of thin idealized images of women as presented in music television, a popular form of entertainment for young people.
A sample of 84 women viewed a videotape containing either appearance music videos (which emphasized appearance and featured thin and attractive women) or non-appearance music videos. The instructional set was also manipulated to encourage or discourage social comparison.
Viewing the appearance music videos featuring thin women led to increased social comparison and body dissatisfaction. Regression analyses showed that the effect of video condition on body dissatisfaction was mediated by the level of comparison processing.
The study demonstrated that the content of television programming can have negative consequences for women's body image. In addition, it offered social comparison processing as both a theoretic mechanism and a practical target for intervention.
本研究调查了音乐电视中呈现的女性理想化瘦身材形象的影响，音乐电视是年轻人喜爱的一种娱乐形式。
84名女性组成的样本观看了一盘录像带，录像带内容为外貌音乐视频（强调外貌，以瘦且有魅力的女性为特色）或非外貌音乐视频。指导语设置也被操控，以鼓励或抑制社会比较。
观看以瘦女性为特色的外貌音乐视频导致社会比较增加和身体不满。回归分析表明，视频条件对身体不满的影响是通过比较处理水平来介导的。
该研究表明，电视节目的内容可能会对女性的身体形象产生负面影响。此外，它提供了社会比较处理作为一种理论机制和干预的实际目标。
