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Exposure to Barbie: Effects on thin-ideal internalisation, body esteem, and body dissatisfaction among young girls (2016)
Journal Article

© 2016 Elsevier Ltd Barbie doll ownership is high among girls in early primary school. It has been suggested that exposure to Barbie impacts negatively on body image. The present study sought to investigate the effect of exposure to Barbie on young g... Read More about Exposure to Barbie: Effects on thin-ideal internalisation, body esteem, and body dissatisfaction among young girls.

Little girls in a grown up world: Exposure to sexualized media, internalization of sexualization messages, and body image in 6–9 year-old girls (2016)
Journal Article

© 2016 Elsevier Ltd Despite widespread public concern about the early sexualization of young girls, as yet there has been little empirical examination of potential negative effects. In the present study a sample of 300 6–9 year-old girls completed in... Read More about Little girls in a grown up world: Exposure to sexualized media, internalization of sexualization messages, and body image in 6–9 year-old girls.

Disclaimer labels on fashion magazine advertisements: Does timing of digital alteration information matter? (2016)
Journal Article

© 2016 Elsevier Ltd The study aimed to investigate whether a message informing readers about digital alteration read before exposure to thin ideal advertisements would enhance the effectiveness of disclaimer labels. Participants were 280 female under... Read More about Disclaimer labels on fashion magazine advertisements: Does timing of digital alteration information matter?.

The effect of digital alteration disclaimer labels on social comparison and body image: Instructions and individual differences (2016)
Journal Article

© 2016 Elsevier Ltd. The current study aimed to investigate the effect of digital alteration disclaimer labels appended to fashion magazine advertisements, as well as instructional condition, on women's social comparison and body dissatisfaction. Par... Read More about The effect of digital alteration disclaimer labels on social comparison and body image: Instructions and individual differences.

The influence of maternal self-objectification, materialism and parenting style on potentially sexualized 'grown up' behaviours and appearance concerns in 5-8 year old girls (2016)
Journal Article

© 2016 Elsevier Ltd. There is widespread concern about young girls displaying 'grown up' or sexualized behaviours, as well as experiencing body image and appearance concerns that were previously thought to only impact much older girls. The present st... Read More about The influence of maternal self-objectification, materialism and parenting style on potentially sexualized 'grown up' behaviours and appearance concerns in 5-8 year old girls.