Breaking the circle: Challenging Western sociocultural norms for appearance influences young women's attention to appearance-related media

Body Image

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 316-325

  Mischner, Isabelle H S ^a   van Schie, Hein T ^a   Engels, Rutger C M E ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Appearance related media; Attentional bias; Eye tracking; Self esteem; Sociocultural norms

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTITUDE; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MASS MEDIUM; NETHERLANDS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERTISING AS TOPIC; ATTENTION; ATTITUDE; BODY IMAGE; EYE MOVEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASS MEDIA; NETHERLANDS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL VALUES; THINNESS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84878545475     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2013.02.005     Document Type: Article

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