Negative Body Image

The overview of the studies listed below are experimented and tested evaluations of the effects that thin dolls have on young girl’s body image. One study in particular finds and addresses that the dolls did directly affect the young girl’s food intake, but had no effect on body image. In this study the researchers used girls 6 to 10 years old, average sized dolls, and Legos in a controlled condition. This testing also required the girls to do a taste test, and questionnaires. The other study finds and addresses that Barbie’s could be a driver of negative body images in young girls. In this testing there were 162 young girls used, from ages 5 to 8. The young girls were shown pictures of Barbie, which is known to be slimmer, Emme Dolls, which

Although, these two terms differ, I feel that they are definitely connected when referring to viewing oneself. These have been attached for this purpose of this research, in the way that people often have low self-esteem about their body image. They often view their body image as not up to societies’ view of standard, or maybe someone else in their personal circle, which can lead to feelings of inadequacy. As for children, they tend to mimic what they see, and form their opinions, and views from others, Cooley, C. H. (1998). Therefore, the purpose of this study was to dig beyond the surface of children just playing with dolls. It actually is going to see how the sizes, and shapes of these dolls may affect young girls, and their body

D. J., & Engles. C. R. (2010). The purpose of this research was to see if thin dolls have an effect if any, on young girls view of their body image. It also focused on the effects of food intake, after exposure to the thinner doll. The amount and type of participants used in this study were 117 young girls, from seven different schools in the southeast of The Netherlands, Anschutz. D. J., & Engles. C. R. (2010). Their age ranged from 6 to 10 years old. The measurement was done on a slimmer type of doll (Barbie), an average sized doll (Emme), and Legos in a controlled condition. This testing also required the girls to do a taste test, and questionnaires, Anschutz. D. J., & Engles. C. R. (2010). The independent variable for this testing was the images of the dolls. The dependent variables for this study consist of body esteem, actual ideal body size discrepancy, and food intake. The format for the testing consisted of facial pictures of smileys, which were for the responses to the statements. In order to measure actual-ideal body size discrepancy there were drawings of nine different figures of girls. They ranged from very thin to very fat. The third portion of the testing consisted of the food intake measurement, which required the girls to freely taste test three different bowls of chocolate-coated peanuts. The total amount of test food