The Effects of Media on the Body-Image of Preadolescent Girls

Influence of the media on the body image of an adolescent girl Media is famous for giving big influence to girls. Mass media has long been criticized for their unrealistic appearance ideals that have helped many women and girls form negative body images (Harrison & Hefner, 2006). Whether it is the influence of their chosen friends, schools or their self-image, the media has played an important role in influencing these decisions. More and more experimental studies show the causal relationship between acute exposure to "slimming ideal" images (ie images of feminine beauty of very thin and attractive) and increased physical dissatisfaction It shows (Hargreav)

Meanwhile, Clark & ​​Tiggeman (2008) added that the slimming model's exposure to the media had little direct impact on body images, especially for adolescent girls. That means that colleagues have a more direct influence on women's body image through active criticism and have a stronger indirect impact on the appearance dialogue through weak ideal internalization. Likewise, McCabe and Ricciardelli (2005) recently not only influenced women's body images by media and associates, but on the contrary, women's body images were also influenced by their parents, especially mothers who made teasing and friends of women It was discovered. For example, Menzel et al. (2010) recently conducted a meta-analysis, confirmed 37% weight related dramas and women's discontent effect, 33% appearance related teaser effect and 17% media effect. Mother and female friends also mean to play a role in teasing female body image (Winegard 2011: 15)

As women become more aware of the effects of media on their body images, we are starting to introduce media literacy programs that make women and girls more conscious of information they accidentally consume. "The media literacy program will promote understanding of the media's impact on individual consumers and society as a whole so that they will reveal the ideology and information contained in the media images we encounter everyday "She advises that attracts people's anxiety, persuades to buy goods, and claims that few people are not as secure as adolescent girls - the media literacy program is very to them That's why it's important. In national organizations, girls, Inc. In the designed program, girls learn how to harmonize their bodies and media with advertising and 'perfect' view by looking at the information generated behind the scenes.