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Question: How does media affect body image of women, and which risks are associated with these effects? What is the media effect on body image of women? Are Normal Teen Girls pressed to be abnormally slim?
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Gender differences in population versus media body sizes: a comparison over four decades, by Brenda L. Spitzer , Katherine A. Henderson , Marilyn T. Zivian, in Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, Vol. 40, 1999.
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The Elastic Body Image: The Effect of Television Advertising and Programming on Body Image Distortions in Young Women, by Philip N. Myers Jr., Frank A. Biocca; Journal of Communication, Vol. 42, 1992.
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Gender Differences in Effects of Mood on Body Image, by Nigel Barber; Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 2001.
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The clinical experience of
Gunborg Palme, certified psychologist and certified psychotherapist, teacher and tutor in psychotherapy.
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Pearl Harbor film, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 2001.
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