The Simulacra Effect: The Effect of Media Simulations on Eating Disorder Symptomology in Gay Men
| Autor: | Kevin C. Taylor, Wind Goodfriend |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male Social Psychology General Medicine medicine.disease Affect (psychology) Self Concept Education Developmental psychology Feeding and Eating Disorders Gender Studies Eating disorders Increased risk Advertising behavior and behavior mechanisms medicine Humans Mass Media Homosexuality Male Disordered eating Psychology General Psychology Body dissatisfaction Gay community |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Homosexuality. 55:106-123 |
| ISSN: | 1540-3602 0091-8369 |
| Popis: | Researchers have uncovered a disturbing trend in the gay community: Gay men are at an increased risk for disordered eating. Researchers in this area generally support the existence of a sociocultural component to this phenomenon; however, these assertions have not been experimentally tested. We attempted to demonstrate that media representations targeted toward gay men have the potential to affect disordered eating and self-perception. Results showed that contrary to the hypothesis, the experimental group did not show an increase in eating disorder symptomology; in some cases, the opposite occurred. Implications of the importance of identifying with media images are discussed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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