Impacts of exposure to images of ideal bodies on male body dissatisfaction: a review |
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Authors: | Blond Anna |
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Institution: | aAarhus University & Columbia University, New York State Psychiatric Institute, Unit 74, 1051 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10032, United States |
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Abstract: | Research suggests that young men's body dissatisfaction increases when they see images of attractive muscular men. This article provides the first extensive review of experimental studies exposing men to advertisements or commercials featuring idealized male bodies. Impacts on body dissatisfaction were evaluated by calculating and analyzing effect sizes from 15 studies. The effect sizes indicate that exposure to images of idealized male bodies has a small but statistically significant negative impact on men's body dissatisfaction. Three studies suggest that young men who are dissatisfied with their bodies are at increased risk for negative self-evaluations when exposed to idealized images. Two studies suggest that men who are satisfied with their bodies may be protected against negative impacts from seeing such images. |
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Keywords: | Idealized media images Advertising Physical attractiveness Body dissatisfaction Muscularity Men |
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