Crean College of Health and Behavioral Sciences, Chapman University, Orange, USA.
Department of Psychology, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, USA.
Body Image. 2017 Dec;23:188-205. doi: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2017.10.006. Epub 2017 Nov 10.
Findings conflict as to whether thin-ideal media affect women's body satisfaction. Meta-analyses of experimental studies reveal small or null effects, but many women endorse appearance-related media pressure in surveys. Using a novel approach, two samples of women (Ns=656, 770) were exposed to bikini models, fashion models, or control conditions and reported the effects of the images their body image. Many women reported the fashion/bikini models made them feel worse about their stomachs (57%, 64%), weight (50%, 56%), waist (50%, 56%), overall appearance (50%, 56%), muscle tone (46%, 52%), legs (45%, 48%), thighs (40%, 49%), buttocks (40%, 43%), and hips (40%, 46%). In contrast, few women (1-6%) reported negative effects of control images. In open-ended responses, approximately one-third of women explicitly described negative media effects on their body image. Findings revealed that many women perceive negative effects of thin-ideal media in the immediate aftermath of exposures in experimental settings.
关于瘦理想媒体是否会影响女性的身体满意度，研究结果存在冲突。对实验研究的荟萃分析显示出较小或无影响，但许多女性在调查中都认可与外表相关的媒体压力。本研究采用一种新方法，对两个女性样本（N1=656，N2=770）进行了比基尼模特、时装模特或对照条件的暴露，并报告了图像对其身体形象的影响。许多女性报告说，时尚/比基尼模特让她们对自己的腹部（57%，56%）、体重（50%，56%）、腰部（50%，56%）、整体外貌（50%，56%）、肌肉张力（46%，52%）、腿部（45%，48%）、大腿（40%，49%）、臀部（40%，43%）和臀部（40%，46%）感到更差。相比之下，很少有女性（1-6%）报告控制图像的负面影响。在开放式回答中，大约三分之一的女性明确描述了瘦理想媒体对其身体形象的负面影响。研究结果表明，许多女性在实验环境中接触瘦理想媒体后立即感受到了负面影响。
