Effect of exposure to photographs of thin models on self-consciousness in female college students.
The purpose of this study was to assess the immediate influence of brief exposure to images taken from print media on the general self-consciousness and body self-consciousness of 67 college women. After viewing photographs of either thin female models or control photographs, the women completed the Self-consciousness Scale and the Body Self-consciousness Questionnaire. Although alpha was .45, the college women who looked at images of thin female models gave immediate ratings significantly (p < .001) higher on both general Self-consciousness and Body Self-consciousness than those who looked at control images.
University of Alaska Fairbanks 99775-6480, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D001828:Body Image; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010506:Periodicals as Topic; D010555:Personality Inventory; D012649:Self Concept; D012945:Social Values; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D013851:Thinness / Q000523:psychology*