The Effects of the Media on Self-Esteem of Young Girls

• Authors: Róbert Osaďan , Rania Hanna
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

There have been a number of studies investigating the media’s role in body image dissatisfaction, eating disorders, self-esteem, and the internalization of the thin body ideal in young girls and women. However, much of the research focuses on girls ages 10 and older; very few examine those girls of pre-primary or primary age. This paper seeks to explore the studies that do focus on the younger age groups, and understand the relationship between the media and young girls’ self-esteem.

Keywords

EN

dissatisfaction; eating disorders; girls; media; selfesteem.

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: Acta Technologica Dubnicae
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 5
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 37-44

Dates

published

2015-06-01

online

2015-06-05

Contributors

author

Róbert Osaďan

• Comenius University in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia

author

Rania Hanna

• Moravian College, Bethlehem Pa, USA

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Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/atd-2015-0031