It has been well documented and acknowledged that female adolescents are negativity influenced by the media. These young adolescents are being exposed to the media not only by watching television, talking to their peers, but also by using the internet, (Bosack, 2009). Many adolscents are not aware that the media has a huge impact on distorting ones body image and self esteem. When one is discouraged by their body image and low self esteem, it allows other symptomatology to emerge such as depression and other mental illnesses and not to mention eating disorders, (Ogden, 2014). Research indicated that children as young as age 5 demonstrate preoccupation with body image, weight and the desire to be thin. It is shown that external factors exacerbate
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Now that technology advanced to its greatest measures, adolescents are now able to get ahold of not just books, and magazines but they are now able to “Google” and “Facebook” and “Instagram” everything at the palm of their hand. Now this new type of social culture has introduced its way into many facets of the media, adolescence are exposed to negative media not only that glamorize models but also fixate on weight loss and equate that with beauty (Ogden, 2014). The media has held a high standard that allows individuals feel that they should be beautiful, thin, and flawless, (Bosack, 2009). The media has also glamorized not only weight loss programs but weight loss medications, drinks, lotions and creams that promise beauty and thinness. The media has done an excellent job by equating thinness with beauty,” (Rice, 2016). Having these factors influence a young adolescence who does not know the dangers of rapid weight loss, and how misconstruing it is to equate beauty with thinness. An adolescence who is not physically and psychological mature enough to understand these dangers are at a higher risk for developing an eating disorder, depression, anxiety and other mental health issues, (Cave, …show more content…
Accordingly, they found a large correlation in which the adolescents “looked up to” and idolized their favorite celebrity. They also were subjected to reading magazines in which were fashion gossip magazines, (Bosacki, 2009). T he results indicated that 87% of adolescents felt that their body image and self esteem was decreased after viewing fashion magazines , (Bosacki, 2009). Another study conducted by Psychology Today study stated that typically when we feel bad about something else, our bodies get dragged down in the negative tide, (Bosacki, 2009). In the study they found that 27% of adolescent found that they compare themselves to fashion model in magazines a lot, and 43% of women were completely dissatisfied with their body when comparing themselves to fashion models in magazines. This study’s limitation concluded that they did not include the exposure towards social
Now that technology advanced to its greatest measures, adolescents are now able to get ahold of not just books, and magazines but they are now able to “Google” and “Facebook” and “Instagram” everything at the palm of their hand. Now this new type of social culture has introduced its way into many facets of the media, adolescence are exposed to negative media not only that glamorize models but also fixate on weight loss and equate that with beauty (Ogden, 2014). The media has held a high standard that allows individuals feel that they should be beautiful, thin, and flawless, (Bosack, 2009). The media has also glamorized not only weight loss programs but weight loss medications, drinks, lotions and creams that promise beauty and thinness. The media has done an excellent job by equating thinness with beauty,” (Rice, 2016). Having these factors influence a young adolescence who does not know the dangers of rapid weight loss, and how misconstruing it is to equate beauty with thinness. An adolescence who is not physically and psychological mature enough to understand these dangers are at a higher risk for developing an eating disorder, depression, anxiety and other mental health issues, (Cave, …show more content…
Accordingly, they found a large correlation in which the adolescents “looked up to” and idolized their favorite celebrity. They also were subjected to reading magazines in which were fashion gossip magazines, (Bosacki, 2009). T he results indicated that 87% of adolescents felt that their body image and self esteem was decreased after viewing fashion magazines , (Bosacki, 2009). Another study conducted by Psychology Today study stated that typically when we feel bad about something else, our bodies get dragged down in the negative tide, (Bosacki, 2009). In the study they found that 27% of adolescent found that they compare themselves to fashion model in magazines a lot, and 43% of women were completely dissatisfied with their body when comparing themselves to fashion models in magazines. This study’s limitation concluded that they did not include the exposure towards social