Centre for Appearance Research, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK.
J Youth Adolesc. 2017 Sep;46(9):2047-2059. doi: 10.1007/s10964-017-0659-7. Epub 2017 Mar 18.
In recent years, elements of the modern environment (such as television, Internet, toys and clothes) have been criticized for having an increasingly sexualized or appearance focus, which has been suggested to be detrimental to girls' development. The current study examined the impact of an appearance-focused Internet game on young girls' body image and career cognitions and aspirations. Eighty British girls aged 8-9 years were randomly assigned to play an appearance-focused or a non-appearance focused game for 10 minutes. Girls in the appearance-focused game condition displayed greater body dissatisfaction compared to the control condition. Type of game did not impact girls' perceived capacity to do various jobs. However, girls who played the appearance-focused game reported a greater preference for feminine careers compared to the control group. This provides preliminary evidence that appearance-focused Internet games may be detrimental to young girls' body image and aspirations. Internet games should be included in our consideration of influential messages for young girls.
近年来，现代环境的一些元素（如电视、互联网、玩具和服装）因具有越来越强的性化或注重外表特征而受到批评，有人认为这对女孩的发展不利。本研究考察了一款注重外表的网络游戏对年轻女孩的身体意象和职业认知及期望的影响。80 名 8-9 岁的英国女孩被随机分配玩注重外表或不注重外表的游戏 10 分钟。与对照组相比，玩注重外表游戏的女孩表现出更大的身体不满。游戏类型并不影响女孩对各种工作的感知能力。然而，与对照组相比，玩注重外表游戏的女孩报告称更倾向于选择女性化的职业。这初步证明，注重外表的网络游戏可能对年轻女孩的身体意象和期望产生不利影响。网络游戏应该被纳入我们对年轻女孩的有影响力的信息的考虑范围之内。
