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Short term exposure to attractive and muscular singers in music video clips negatively affects men's body image and mood
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Short term exposure to attractive and muscular singers in music video clips negatively affects men's body image and mood

Kate Mulgrew and D Volcevski
Body Image, Vol.9(4), pp.543-546
2012
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2012.05.001
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Abstract

music television adult men body dissatisfaction
Viewing idealized images has been shown to reduce men's body satisfaction; however no research has examined the impact of music video clips. This was the first study to examine the effects of exposure to muscular images in music clips on men's body image, mood and cognitions. Ninety men viewed 5 min of clips containing scenery, muscular or average-looking singers, and completed pre- and posttest measures of mood and body image. Appearance schema activation was also measured. Men exposed to the muscular clips showed poorer posttest levels of anger, body and muscle tone satisfaction compared to men exposed to the scenery or average clips. No evidence of schema activation was found, although potential problems with the measure are noted. These preliminary findings suggest that even short term exposure to music clips can produce negative effects on men's body image and mood.

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