title: Representations of female body weight in the media: An update of Playboy magazine from 2000 to 2014.
abstract: Most content analyzes of Playboy magazine have reported a trend toward increased thinness over time. However, recent research suggests that this trend may be reversing. The current study updates this research by examining changes in the body mass index (BMI) of Playboy models from 2000 to 2014. Results revealed that the average model BMI increased during most of this period with 95% of models now possessing BMIs that are either normal weight or only slightly underweight.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, United States. Electronic address: alarober@indiana.edu.
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, United States.
authors.forename: Sena
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Muta
mesh_terms: D015992:Body Mass Index; D001835:Body Weight; D006801:Humans; D008402:Mass Media / Q000639:trends*; D014930:Women
keywords: Body mass index; Idealized images; Playboy centerfolds; Thin ideal