Media Distortion of Body Image

Every day people are criticizing themselves and others. Do you know why they did this? This is because the media is distorted by the body image. The idea of ​​the media about "real" beauty, such as the thinnest skin and the best skin, is one of the causes of self-esteem, eating disorders, and even depression of people of all ages. The image of the body is how you see yourself. There is a positive image and a negative image. People with a positive body image accept and be proud of their appearance.

Canadian telecommunications theorist William Barbach says: "All media have the opportunity to invest in our lives with artificial ideas and arbitrary values." If the exposure is unrestricted without being monitored, the media will shorten the range of attention, Several studies have shown that distorting the image, causing fear and strengthening aggressive and anti-social behavior. What is mass media - In today's era, the growing trend of "hot spots and not hot" in the American society has a great influence on the self-concept and self-esteem of an infant.

Recent studies have revealed that the media image of an "ideal" female model affects the body image of women, leading to dissatisfaction and emotional distortion. Review the evidence of this relationship between media presentation and body image distortion and propose a theoretical model to explain this association. In particular, the use of social comparisons in women's self-concept seems to be an important psychological structure to understand the influence of media on physical images. Based on empirical evidence and the proposed psychological mediator, several measures have been proposed that might be used to block the effects of the media or to address these effects. Especially, it seems that psychoeducational education prevention measure and group treatment gives the greatest hope.