Phillippa Diedrichs Phillippa.Diedrichs@uwe.ac.uk
Professor in Psychology
GI Joe or Average Joe? The impact of average-size and muscular male fashion models on men's and women's body image and advertisement effectiveness
Diedrichs, Phillippa C; Lee, Christina
Authors
Christina Lee
Abstract
Increasing body size and shape diversity in media imagery may promote positive body image. While research has largely focused on female models and women's body image, men may also be affected by unrealistic images. We examined the impact of average-size and muscular male fashion models on men's and women's body image and perceived advertisement effectiveness. A sample of 330 men and 289 women viewed one of four advertisement conditions: no models, muscular, average-slim or average-large models. Men and women rated average-size models as equally effective in advertisements as muscular models. For men, exposure to average-size models was associated with more positive body image in comparison to viewing no models, but no difference was found in comparison to muscular models. Similar results were found for women. Internalisation of beauty ideals did not moderate these effects. These findings suggest that average-size male models can promote positive body image and appeal to consumers. © 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Diedrichs, P. C., & Lee, C. (2010). GI Joe or Average Joe? The impact of average-size and muscular male fashion models on men's and women's body image and advertisement effectiveness. Body Image, 7(3), 218-226. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2010.03.004
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | Jun 1, 2010 |
Deposit Date | May 24, 2012 |
Publicly Available Date | Nov 15, 2016 |
Journal | Body Image |
Print ISSN | 1740-1445 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 7 |
Issue | 3 |
Pages | 218-226 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2010.03.004 |
Keywords | body image, media, advertising, model size, men |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/984462 |
Publisher URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2010.03.004 |
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