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Peer pressure influences body image of girls

Washington: Surprisingly, peers exert a greater influence on teenaged girls' body images than do reed thin models that flash on TV screens, says a new study.The influence of the media on body image, life satisfaction,

IANS Updated on: August 20, 2013 13:58 IST
peer pressure influences body image of girls
peer pressure influences body image of girls

Washington: Surprisingly, peers exert a greater influence on teenaged girls' body images than do reed thin models that flash on TV screens, says a new study.




The influence of the media on body image, life satisfaction, and symptoms of eating disorders in teenage girls is hotly debated.

Some experts believe that media influences on body dissatisfaction may extend to symptoms of eating disorders.

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