Bell, Beth T, Lawton, Rebecca and Dittmar, Helga (2007) The impact of thin models in music videos on adolescent girls' body dissatisfaction. Body Image, 4 (2). pp. 137-145. ISSN 1740-1445

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Abstract

Music videos are a particularly influential, new form of mass media for adolescents, which include the depiction of scantily clad female models whose bodies epitomise the ultra-thin sociocultural ideal for young women. The present study is the first exposure experiment that examines the impact of thin models in music videos on the body dissatisfaction of 16–19-year-old adolescent girls (n = 87). First, participants completed measures of positive and negative affect, body image, and self-esteem. Under the guise of a memory experiment, they then either watched three music videos, listened to three songs (from the videos), or learned a list of words. Affect and body image were assessed afterwards. In contrast to the music listening and word-learning conditions, girls who watched the music videos reported significantly elevated scores on an adaptation of the Body Image States Scale after exposure, indicating increased body dissatisfaction. Self-esteem was not found to be a significant moderator of this relationship. Implications and future research are discussed.

Item Type:	Article
Schools and Departments:	School of Psychology > Psychology
Depositing User:	Beth Bell
Date Deposited:	06 Feb 2012 15:49
Last Modified:	09 Feb 2017 13:36
URI:	http://srodev.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/14586

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