A study done by Wendy Spettigue and Katherine Henderson with the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, researches the effects of media exposure on body image. One of the main points within the study shared, "the majority of the studies have demonstrated a direct relationship between media exposure and eating pathology, body dissatisfaction and negative affect," (Spettigue, 2004). The study exposes a sample of women to images of slender, ideal women in the media. The study goes on to share that women who are already vulnerable in their self-esteem possess a higher risk to be susceptible to lies from the media, and therefore, run a much higher risk of developing eating disorders.
To read more in depth, click the link below that takes you to the journal article:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2533817/
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