Christopher J. Ferguson and colleagues from Texas A and M International University, compared the effects of peers and the media on girls' dissatisfaction, eating disorder symptoms, and satisfaction in general, the Springer's Journal of Youth and Adolescence reports.
To assess exposure to thin ideals in the media, researchers asked 237 young Hispanic girls, aged 10 to 17 years, to name their three favourite TV shows and to rate the attractiveness of the female actresses in those shows, according to Texas statement.
