TY - JOUR
T1 - Relation of Media Exposure to Eating Disorder Symptomatology
T2 - An Examination of Mediating Mechanisms
AU - Stice, Eric
AU - Schupak-Neuberg, Erika
AU - Shaw, Heather E.
AU - Stein, Richard I.
PY - 1994/11
Y1 - 1994/11
N2 - Although investigators have postulated that the thin ideal for women espoused in the media is related to the high rates of eating disorders among females, little research has examined the relation between media exposure and eating pathology. This study assessed the relation of media exposure to eating disorder symptoms and tested whether gender-role endorsement, ideal-body stereotype internalization, and body satisfaction mediated this effect. In data from 238 female undergraduates, structural equation modeling revealed a direct effect of media exposure on eating disorder symptoms. Furthermore, mediational linkages were found for gender-role endorsement, ideal body stereotype internalization, and body satisfaction. The results support the assertion that internalization of sociocultural pressures mediate the adverse effects of the thin ideal.
AB - Although investigators have postulated that the thin ideal for women espoused in the media is related to the high rates of eating disorders among females, little research has examined the relation between media exposure and eating pathology. This study assessed the relation of media exposure to eating disorder symptoms and tested whether gender-role endorsement, ideal-body stereotype internalization, and body satisfaction mediated this effect. In data from 238 female undergraduates, structural equation modeling revealed a direct effect of media exposure on eating disorder symptoms. Furthermore, mediational linkages were found for gender-role endorsement, ideal body stereotype internalization, and body satisfaction. The results support the assertion that internalization of sociocultural pressures mediate the adverse effects of the thin ideal.
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U2 - 10.1037/0021-843X.103.4.836
DO - 10.1037/0021-843X.103.4.836
M3 - Article
C2 - 7822589
AN - SCOPUS:0027948373
SN - 0021-843X
VL - 103
SP - 836
EP - 840
JO - Journal of Abnormal Psychology
JF - Journal of Abnormal Psychology
IS - 4
ER -