Role of television in adolescent women's body dissatisfaction and drive for thinness

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The type of television programs watched are better predictors of adolescent women's drive for thinness and body dissatisfaction as compared to the total time spent watching television. Body dissatisfaction is positively related to the amount of time spent watching movies, serials and soap operas, and negatively related to watching sports programs. Music videos are the only programs that significantly predict drive for thinness probably because they depict sociocultural norms of ideal body image.

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Prevalence and utility of DSM-IV eating disorder diagnostic criteria among youth

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A study was conducted to examine the prevalence and utility of DSM-IV eating disorder (ED) criteria and anorexia (AN), bulimia (BN) and binge eating disorder among youth. Body disparagement and compensatory behaviors indicated eating disturbance despite low prevalence of EDs and suggested a need fro prevention and treatment.

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Impact of interactive school-based media literacy lessons for reducing internalization of media ideals in young adolescent girls and boys

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The efficacy of single media literacy lessons was examined in reducing media internalization in young adolescents is examined. Results provided support that boys could be included in eating disorder prevention programs and media literacy might represent a promising prevention approach.

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