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Does Barbie make girls want to be thin? the effect of experimental exposure to images of dolls on the body image of 5- to 8-year-old girls (2006)
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The ubiquitous Barbie doll was examined in the present study as a possible cause for young girls' body dissatisfaction. A total of 162 girls, from age 5 to age 8, were exposed to images of either Barbie dolls, Emme dolls (U.S. size 16), or no dolls (... Read More about Does Barbie make girls want to be thin? the effect of experimental exposure to images of dolls on the body image of 5- to 8-year-old girls.