The effect of experimental presentation of thin media images on body satisfaction: a meta-analytic review.
Results support the sociocultural perspective that mass media promulgate a slender ideal that elicits body dissatisfaction that supports prevention and research on social comparison processes.
Female athletes and eating problems: a meta-analysis.
There appear to be circumstances under which sports participation by women constitutes a risk factor for certain elements of eating problems and in other situations, athletic participation may be protective against eating problems.
Hyperfemininity: Measurement and initial validation of the construct
Asocial control model of rape proposes that there are societal mechanisms including rape in place to maintain the power imbalance between males and females. One of the forces that perpetuates the…
“Everybody Knows That Mass Media Are/Are Not [pick one] a Cause of Eating Disorders”: A Critical Review of Evidence for a Causal Link Between Media, Negative Body Image, and Disordered Eating in…
This article reviews research pertaining to mass media as a causal risk factor for negative body image and disordered eating in females. The specific purpose is to clarify the impact of mass media by…
If “Boys Will Be Boys,” Then Girls Will Be Victims? A Meta-Analytic Review of the Research That Relates Masculine Ideology to Sexual Aggression
- S. Murnen, Carrie Wright, Gretchen Kaluzny
- Psychology
- 1 June 2002
In feminist sociocultural models of rape, extreme adherence to the masculine gender role is implicated in the perpetuation of sexual assault against women in that it encourages men to be dominant and…
Athletic Participation, Fraternity Membership, and Sexual Aggression Among College Men: A Meta-analytic Review
- S. Murnen, Marla H. Kohlman
- Psychology
- 23 May 2007
A meta-analysis of the data relating either college athletic participation or fraternity membership to attitudes and behaviors associated with sexual aggression was conducted with 29 studies which…
Are Feminist Women Protected from Body Image Problems? A Meta-analytic Review of Relevant Research
It was hypothesized that feminist women would experience positive body image due to a heightened ability to critique cultural pressures related to thinness. Samples from 26 studies (almost all North…
Learning to Be Little Women and Little Men: The Inequitable Gender Equality of Nonsexist Children's Literature
- A. Diekman, S. Murnen
- Psychology
- 1 March 2004
Change in gender roles has been predominantly asymmetric: The roles of women have changed more than the roles of men. To explore the reflection of such asymmetry in the popular culture, we examined…
Sociocultural Influences and Muscle Building in Adolescent Boys
- L. Smolak, S. Murnen, J. Thompson
- Psychology
- 1 October 2005
Sociocultural influences on the use of muscle-building techniques, particularly food supplement and steroid use, were examined in a sample of 383 middle-school boys. A modified version of the…
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