Richins (1991) found that exposure to idealized images lowered subjects'
satisfaction with their own attractiveness. Stice and Shaw (1994) studied
subjects' reactions to pictures of thin models in magazines. Their results
indicated that exposure to the thin ideal produced depression, shame, guilt,
body dissatisfaction, and stress. Stice et al. (1994) found a direct
relationship between media exposure and eating disorders symptoms.
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