By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Psychology & Psychiatry Journal -- Research findings on Thinness are discussed in a new report. According to news reporting out of Bundoora, Australia, by VerticalNews editors, research stated, “Media exposure among young children has been suggested to influence self-concept and the adoption of social stereotypes regarding body weight, as well as being associated with increased weight. The aim of this study was to examine the role of TV/DVD viewing in the development of positive stereotypes toward thinness, self-esteem and body mass index standardized for child age and gender (BMIz) in very young girls.”
Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from La Trobe University, “A sample of 143 …
CITATION: (2017-12-23), Reports on Thinness from La Trobe University Provide New Insights (Media Exposure in Very Young Girls: Prospective and Cross-Sectional Relationships With BMIz, Self-Esteem and Body Size Stereotypes), Psychology & Psychiatry Journal, 432, ISSN: 1944-2726, BUTTER® ID: 014866666
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