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Age differences in body image responses to idealized male figures in music television
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Age differences in body image responses to idealized male figures in music television

Kate Mulgrew and Dinusha Cragg
Journal of Health Psychology, Vol.22(6), pp.811-822
2017
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https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105315616177View
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Abstract

body image music video clips social comparison men body dissatisfaction
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.

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