THE EFFECTS OF VIEWING SAME-GENDER PHOTOGRAPHIC MODELS ON BODY-ESTEEM |
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| Authors: | Sarah Grogan Zoe Williams Mark Conner |
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| Institution: | Department of Psychology and Speech Pathology, Manchester Metropolitan University;Department of Psychology, University of Leeds |
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| Abstract: | This study was designed to investigate the effects of viewing samegender photographic models on women and men's body-esteem. Women and men completed body-esteem scales before and after viewing pictures of same-gender photographic models (experimental group) or landscapes (control group). Women scored significantly lower than men on the body-esteem scale F(1, 90) = 58.5, p < .001]. Women F(1, 90) = 8.70, p < .05] and men F(1, 90) = 4.17, p < .05] in the experimental group showed a significant decrease in body-esteem after seeing the photographs and the controls showed no significant change women F(1, 90) = 0.57; men F(1, 90) = 0.00]. Results suggest that upward comparisons are made by women and men when viewing attractive same-gender models. |
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