Exploring Adolescent Views of Body Image: The Influence of Media- Shelley Spurr, Lois Berry, and Keith Walker
A. In this article the authors are trying to examine the data results from two separate studies on the psychological and physical health of adolescents and the way media effects their sense of self. All of the research participants were older teenagers who are directly effected by the pressures of society on their physical appearance. The authors describe body image issues as being a universal problem for all adolescents but they concluded that the effects media has on body image in most prevalent in western culture, specifically North America. It was also stated that body image concerns occur for both genders but is more likely …show more content…
In this study, I liked how well thought out the adolescent’s responses were. They gave careful consideration to the in depth responses that they gave. All of the responses seemed to be accurate based on my own personal experiences as an adolescent female. I completely agree with the influences media has on body image, even at my age I still struggle with comparing myself to other girls in the media and feeling the need to conform with the ideal body type. The researchers used proper methodology and emphasized their approval from the University Ethics Committee. The part of the research that I disliked was the approach to getting the adolescent’s opinions. The questions could have been communicated differently. I think the experiment could have been improved if they had actually shown popular media and then asked their opinion on the effects it has on body image and how they see themselves. In addition, I think that it would have been beneficial to the study if they had described the appearance of the participants to see if there was a correlation between general physical characteristics and their views on …show more content…
This was a study conducted on one hundred and twenty-one participants where the young girls were ages three to six years old. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects on children’s media on elementary age girls. The group of participants was diverse and varied in body type, age and ethnicity. The beginning of the procedure started with the girls being shown two pictures of themselves with two different body types and then they were asked to pick which one they felt looked most like their real body. After they were shown child and adult figures dressed as princesses, in which they had to choose which figure they thought was the “real” princess. Once all of this was completed thy were then shown clips from famous children’s movies, such as the classic Disney princess movies. The participants were then asked to play dress up after they watched the movies, while the playtime was observed by the researchers. The end result of this study, however, determined that in this particular age group, the young girls were for the most part satisfied with their appearance and the movies didn’t seem to have much of an influence on
A. In this article the authors are trying to examine the data results from two separate studies on the psychological and physical health of adolescents and the way media effects their sense of self. All of the research participants were older teenagers who are directly effected by the pressures of society on their physical appearance. The authors describe body image issues as being a universal problem for all adolescents but they concluded that the effects media has on body image in most prevalent in western culture, specifically North America. It was also stated that body image concerns occur for both genders but is more likely …show more content…
In this study, I liked how well thought out the adolescent’s responses were. They gave careful consideration to the in depth responses that they gave. All of the responses seemed to be accurate based on my own personal experiences as an adolescent female. I completely agree with the influences media has on body image, even at my age I still struggle with comparing myself to other girls in the media and feeling the need to conform with the ideal body type. The researchers used proper methodology and emphasized their approval from the University Ethics Committee. The part of the research that I disliked was the approach to getting the adolescent’s opinions. The questions could have been communicated differently. I think the experiment could have been improved if they had actually shown popular media and then asked their opinion on the effects it has on body image and how they see themselves. In addition, I think that it would have been beneficial to the study if they had described the appearance of the participants to see if there was a correlation between general physical characteristics and their views on …show more content…
This was a study conducted on one hundred and twenty-one participants where the young girls were ages three to six years old. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects on children’s media on elementary age girls. The group of participants was diverse and varied in body type, age and ethnicity. The beginning of the procedure started with the girls being shown two pictures of themselves with two different body types and then they were asked to pick which one they felt looked most like their real body. After they were shown child and adult figures dressed as princesses, in which they had to choose which figure they thought was the “real” princess. Once all of this was completed thy were then shown clips from famous children’s movies, such as the classic Disney princess movies. The participants were then asked to play dress up after they watched the movies, while the playtime was observed by the researchers. The end result of this study, however, determined that in this particular age group, the young girls were for the most part satisfied with their appearance and the movies didn’t seem to have much of an influence on