The Media's Influence on Body Image Disturbance and Eating Disorders: We've Reviled Them, Now Can We Rehabilitate Them?

@article{Thompson1999TheMI,
  title={The Media's Influence on Body Image Disturbance and Eating Disorders: We've Reviled Them, Now Can We Rehabilitate Them?},
  author={J. K. Thompson and L. Heinberg},
  journal={Journal of Social Issues},
  year={1999},
  volume={55},
  pages={339-353}
}
  • J. K. Thompson, L. Heinberg
  • Published 1999
  • Psychology
  • Journal of Social Issues
    • Survey, correlational, randomized control, and covariance structure modeling investigations indicate that the media are a significant factor in the development and maintenance of eating and shape-related disorders. One specific individual difference variable, internalization of societal pressures regarding prevailing standards of attractiveness, appears to moderate or even mediate the media's effects on women's body satisfaction and eating dysfunction. Problematic media messages inherent in… CONTINUE READING
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