Media's Effect on Women's Self Image

When walking on this campus, we can not see more than 5 feet 9 women and weigh less than 115 pounds. As long as you do not see the fashion magazine page, it is almost impossible to see a woman of this size. Whenever we look back, we all see Tyra Banks, Giesele or other supermodel appearing on the cover of billboard, television commercials or magazines. Many women, teenagers, young girls are starving, over training or plastic surgery to achieve the appearance of these malnutrition supermodels.

The way women celebrities are drawn in the media adversely affects the recognition of young women, especially girls. This had a disastrous effect on the self image of these women. This bad self-image makes these women develop an unhealthy eating habit and get stuck in getting what is considered perfection.

The image of a thin, innocent woman drawn by the media has a direct and destructive influence on the self esteem of a young woman. First, when young girls see countless explanations of these beautiful and sexy ladies, it starts to impair their self esteem and their personal identity as a person. In a survey of 50 young girls between the ages of 14 and 19, there was a direct correlation between the number of media they were exposed to and the self-esteem they received. More young women that are being influenced by more media say they feel less, like Hollywood's explanation that women should be. The more media they see, the more girls feel that the unrealistic image of women in the media makes them feel like a person, they compare their bodies with the surrounding people I often notice. In contrast, women's advertisements and women's advertisements are few, and as such they rarely judge themselves or others.

Abstract; There are many documents on the influence of mass media on the body image of young American women, but there are relatively few theoretically studied studies on the process and influence of social media on young women's body image and self recognition. However, given the extensive network of young women, especially women, and the dependence on social media, it is important to understand how social media affects the recognition of body and body image interference. With the help of communication and social psychology theory, this article details a series of ideas and frameworks to guide the study of the impact of social media on the physical image of a young woman. Models have been proposed to emphasize the individual's vulnerability to vulnerability, the use of social media, and the effects of psychological process mediation on physical discontent and eating disorders.