Media Influence and Body Image in 8 to 11 Year Old Boys and Girls

Cusumano, D L. & Thompson, J. (2001). Influence and body image of men and women aged 8 to 11 years old: preliminary report on multidimensional media impact scale International Journal of Eating Disorders, 29 (1), 37-44. Doi: 10.1002 / 1098-108X (200101) 29: 1 0.CO; 2-G was done to measure youth risk and dietary disturbance in the development of body images. Among the 109 participants, we used 3 points Likert scale in the range from 8 to 8 months to 11 years and 10 months.

Media influence on adolescent female body image, identity, and sexuality Gender identity starts in early childhood, should play a role of toys regardless of whether the child should be played or not. The image of the child's body is influenced by the reaction and appearance of the people around her. People before puberty are increasingly aware of what society means for an ideal body. Media always has an image of what an ideal woman should be. Just like the way and method she has to watch ... the influence of the media on the body image is due to the increased influence of the media and the thin pressure has been expanded considerably. There are many other factors that contribute to society's perception of the ideal body image, but so far the media has continued to strengthen the criteria for unrealistic beauty with icons and idealized slimming . The media has been attacking very thin people, which has a great influence on the perception of various body forms of society.

The first disadvantage of the mass media is the image of the body. She was overwhelmed by a thin model media image, so from the age of 8 the girl became normal. In one study, it is shown that 80% of 1 year old children are eating, and in another study 69% of girls have a magazine model influence the perception of the ideal healthy male I believe. Researchers saw shocking observations through the use of anabolic steroid hormones and nutritional supplements that promote muscle anabolism and more endurance

From the age of 8 children's bodies are attracting attention. According to the survey, girls are less satisfied with body weight than boys, girls are more interested in weight as higher age, men have less satisfaction with muscles and are more interested in muscles. On the other hand, heavier children are less satisfied with weight than normal or average weight children (Grogan & Richards, 2002; Grogan & Wainwright, 1996; Ricciardelli & McCabe, 2001).

11 cited several reasons for early adolescent onset of girls such as weight gain, genetics, exposure to hormones in meat and milk, and exposure to media neutral images. I recently talked about the reason why some girls entered the adolescence at a young age in the press and see the cover story of Time magazine on October 30, 2000. It is not development of the body, development, early, as planned, or late. For example, a 13-year-old child, even if it looks older, should get a faster curfew and be more closely supervised than younger teenagers. Likewise, teenagers whose physical maturity is behind colleagues may still be prepared to increase independence.