Genius Hour by Anna Kyle

topic proposal

15533611 — 2023-10-20 17:18:28 UTC

- how are men and women portrayed in the media and how does that affect their body image?

about me

15533611 — 2023-10-24 15:32:53 UTC

18
Going to Woodson High School
Interested in psychology and sociology

1st source

15533611 — 2023-11-17 18:00:49 UTC

How they're similar

15533611 — 2023-12-08 17:01:45 UTC

"So far, research has shown that male and female body images share many of the same features. Women and men, boys and girls, may share body image risk factors and consequences of negative body image, though studies do point toward males being affected a little less severely than females (Hargreaves & Tiggemann 2006). Brennan, Lalonde, and Bain (2010) conducted a comparative study of how male and female body image dissatisfaction is experienced in each of the sexes in which participants rated body image reactions to a series of statements. When responding to the statements, “When I am with attractive persons of the other sex,” “when the topic of conversation pertains to physical appearance,” and “during certain recreational activities,” both men and women reported experiencing negative emotions between sometimes and moderately often, This shows that men and women are equally insecure in their bodies when the idea of ‘the body’ is directly or indirectly confronted in social situations."

How they're different

15533611 — 2023-12-08 17:02:31 UTC

Men seem to be more prone to ‘atypical’ eating disorders and substance abuse than women (Burlew & Shurts 2013).
Men tend to be quieter about their body negativity, seeking treatment less frequently or holding off on treatment longer than women due to shame (Brennan, Lalonde, & Bain 2010; Burlew & Shurts 2013). Women, however, internalize more, body shame more, and body surveillance more than men (Brennan, Lalonde, & Bain 2010).
Some researchers say men are typically more satisfied with their physical appearance and less likely than women to exhibit body-change behaviors (Muth & Cash 1997; see Doyle & Engeln 2014)
But other researchers insist that men still struggle with body image: They say men are caught “feeling either too thin or too heavy to meet the male ideal” (Doyle and Engeln 2014, 279).

Source 2

15533611 — 2023-12-08 17:18:34 UTC

About body dysmorphia

15533611 — 2023-12-08 18:04:51 UTC

People living with BDD are typically preoccupied with at least one nonexistent or slight defect in their physical appearance, and experience repetitive and compulsive behaviors around their appearance, such as mirror checking and reassurance seeking. These symptoms can be excessively worsened by social media.

Source 3

15533611 — 2024-01-12 18:01:09 UTC

How Social Media Affects Student's Body Image

15533611 — 2024-01-12 18:07:57 UTC

Many students said that social media has been “detrimental” to the way they feel about their looks, and that even though they are aware it doesn’t show the full picture, they still struggle not to compare themselves to the people they see online. They grappled, too, with the heart of the article: male body image issues and why boys and men might have a harder time talking about them. And others shared that sometimes social media can be a positive influence on their health, motivating them to make changes or just accept their bodies the way they are.

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Source 5

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A way social media can harm body image

15533611 — 2024-01-23 18:07:15 UTC

"One of the ways social media can hurt your body image is by exposing you to images of "idealized" body types, causing you to compare yourself to them.

"People end up creating unrealistic ideals for themselves based on what they see and feel distressed when they aren't able to meet those ideas or self-expectations," says Neha Chaudhary, MD, a child and adolescent psychiatrist at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School.

A 2015 study found that female-identifying college students who spent more time on Facebook had poorer body image. The researchers concluded that "young women who spend more time on Facebook may feel more concerned about their body because they compare their appearance to others (especially to peers)."

These comparisons can be part of a vicious cycle."

Source 6

15533611 — 2024-03-01 17:59:33 UTC

"Media images present an unrealistic picture of body image with super-slim women and muscle-bound men gaining the most attention. Whilst most people understand that image manipulation is possible, the extent to which this is used by the media to lighten/darken skin tone and alter body shape is not always understood."

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Source 15

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