Stice E, Schupak-Neuberg E, Shaw H E, Stein R I
Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, Tempe 85287-1104.
J Abnorm Psychol. 1994 Nov;103(4):836-40. doi: 10.1037//0021-843x.103.4.836.
Although investigators have postulated that the thin ideal for women espoused in the media is related to the high rates of eating disorders among females, little research has examined the relation between media exposure and eating pathology. This study assessed the relation of media exposure to eating disorder symptoms and tested whether gender-role endorsement, ideal-body stereotype internalization, and body satisfaction mediated this effect. In data from 238 female undergraduates, structural equation modeling revealed a direct effect of media exposure on eating disorder symptoms. Furthermore, mediational linkages were found for gender-role endorsement, ideal body stereotype internalization, and body satisfaction. The results support the assertion that internalization of sociocultural pressures mediate the adverse effects of the thin ideal.
尽管研究人员推测，媒体所宣扬的女性瘦理想形象与女性饮食失调的高发生率有关，但很少有研究探讨媒体接触与饮食病理学之间的关系。本研究评估了媒体接触与饮食失调症状之间的关系，并测试了性别角色认同、理想身体刻板印象内化和身体满意度是否介导了这种影响。在238名本科女生的数据中，结构方程模型揭示了媒体接触对饮食失调症状的直接影响。此外，还发现了性别角色认同、理想身体刻板印象内化和身体满意度的中介联系。结果支持了这样一种观点，即社会文化压力的内化介导了瘦理想的不利影响。
