Today’s society is revolved around one thing: social media. Teenagers and young adults all around the world are addicted to their cell phones and, most importantly, their social media profiles. We live in a world of likes and followers where the higher numbers you have, the more “popular” you are. Teenagers and young adults are exposed to edited pictures of men and women, which causes them to have a pessimistic body image about themselves. They tend to believe that these are real life images, and these are what their bodies actually look like, when in reality it is not. A major result of this poor body image are eating disorders. Bulimia, binge eating, and anorexia are some of the common disorders, resulting in men or women not eating or regurgitating the food they eat, in order
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This is called an upward comparison. Women compare themselves to those with a higher attribute (models) in which they find in the media. A study conducted in the article “Mapping the Sea of Eating Disorders” tested friends, family, and media influence on a woman’s body image. It was found that when women see models of their own sex in magazines, the highest amount of women did compare in terms of physical appearance, body weight, muscle tone, and just in general. In terms of physical appearance, the most common parts of their body that women compared were their muscle tones, thighs, and the overall shape of their upper and lower body. Throughout the Eating Attitudes Test, which shows how many of the women was found to have eating disorders, 15% did, however only 3.7% reported that they were diagnosed with one. As a result, women do not even realize how bad their mental health is, which results in them not taking action about
This is called an upward comparison. Women compare themselves to those with a higher attribute (models) in which they find in the media. A study conducted in the article “Mapping the Sea of Eating Disorders” tested friends, family, and media influence on a woman’s body image. It was found that when women see models of their own sex in magazines, the highest amount of women did compare in terms of physical appearance, body weight, muscle tone, and just in general. In terms of physical appearance, the most common parts of their body that women compared were their muscle tones, thighs, and the overall shape of their upper and lower body. Throughout the Eating Attitudes Test, which shows how many of the women was found to have eating disorders, 15% did, however only 3.7% reported that they were diagnosed with one. As a result, women do not even realize how bad their mental health is, which results in them not taking action about