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Media’s Focus On Ideal Body Shape Can Boost Women’s Body Satisfaction – For A While

April 12, 2011 by

When researchers had college-age women view magazines for five straight days that only included images of women with thin, idealized body types, something surprising happened: the readers' own body satisfaction improved. But the boost in body image came with a catch...

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