title: Age differences in body image responses to idealized male figures in music television.
abstract: Little is known about how middle-aged and older men are affected by idealized depictions of male singers in music television. A total of 116 males completed pre- and post-test measures of body satisfaction, mood, and social comparison and viewed 5 minutes of clips containing scenery, muscular- or average-looking singers. Negative effects were restricted to young men who viewed the muscular clips. The younger men also reported more comparison while viewing the muscular and average-looking singers compared to the middle-aged and older men. These findings suggest that younger (but not middle-aged or older) men are particularly susceptible to idealized depictions of the male appearance.
authors.affiliation: University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia.
authors.forename: Kate E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Mulgrew
authors.affiliation: University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia.
authors.forename: Dinusha Nc
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Cragg
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001828:Body Image / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009146:Music / Q000523:psychology*; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D012919:Social Behavior; D013690:Television; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: body dissatisfaction; body image; men; music video clips; social comparison