M.A. University of Hawaii at Manoa 2012.Includes bibliographical references.This study aimed to examine Japanese female college students' dissatisfaction with physical appearance, including body size and adornments (e.g., hairstyle, clothes and bags), from the perspective of social comparison. Previous research showed young females compared their bodies with media figures, which can be detrimental to their body image. In addition to body size, young females may compare their adornments with those of media figures, which may have negative consequences. This study, therefore, was designed to explore young females' adornment dissatisfaction through the lens of social comparison. Moreover, extant research has examined how perceived attainabilit...
The purpose of this study was to develop factors of the "drive for thinness" and "abnormal eating be...
[[abstract]]The purpose of this study was to investigate the status of socio-cultural influences, in...
This study attempts to bring some clarity to the relationships among genre-related television (TV) e...
This study aimed to prospectively examine the role of peer and media influences in the development o...
Appearance comparisons are an important sociocultural factor influencing women's body image. These c...
Over-concern about thinness, especially among young girls including adolescents, is common in Japan....
This study investigates the relationships among sociocultural pressures to be thin, internalisation ...
Abstract: Mass Media has a long-standing reputation of influencing perception and affecting behavior...
Perse, Elizabeth M.The purpose of this study is to expand upon prior research that explores how medi...
Includes bibliographical references (p. 73-79).Throughout history societies have focused on beauty a...
The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between body image dissatisfaction and the ...
Sociocultural attitudes toward appearance and its linkage to body mass index (BMI) and body image is...
The role of the influence of the media on adolescent girls' mood and body image was examined from a ...
The thin ideal is transmitted through the mass media\u27s portrayal of female models that embody una...
The purpose of this study was to further examine the influence of media on body dissatisfaction in w...
The purpose of this study was to develop factors of the "drive for thinness" and "abnormal eating be...
[[abstract]]The purpose of this study was to investigate the status of socio-cultural influences, in...
This study attempts to bring some clarity to the relationships among genre-related television (TV) e...
This study aimed to prospectively examine the role of peer and media influences in the development o...
Appearance comparisons are an important sociocultural factor influencing women's body image. These c...
Over-concern about thinness, especially among young girls including adolescents, is common in Japan....
This study investigates the relationships among sociocultural pressures to be thin, internalisation ...
Abstract: Mass Media has a long-standing reputation of influencing perception and affecting behavior...
Perse, Elizabeth M.The purpose of this study is to expand upon prior research that explores how medi...
Includes bibliographical references (p. 73-79).Throughout history societies have focused on beauty a...
The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between body image dissatisfaction and the ...
Sociocultural attitudes toward appearance and its linkage to body mass index (BMI) and body image is...
The role of the influence of the media on adolescent girls' mood and body image was examined from a ...
The thin ideal is transmitted through the mass media\u27s portrayal of female models that embody una...
The purpose of this study was to further examine the influence of media on body dissatisfaction in w...
The purpose of this study was to develop factors of the "drive for thinness" and "abnormal eating be...
[[abstract]]The purpose of this study was to investigate the status of socio-cultural influences, in...
This study attempts to bring some clarity to the relationships among genre-related television (TV) e...