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AuthorKhaled, SALMA M.
AuthorShockley, Bethany
AuthorQutteina, Yara
AuthorKimmel, Linda
AuthorLe Trung, Kien
Available date2018-10-14T07:40:18Z
Publication Date2018-08-27
Publication NameSocial Sciences
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3390/socsci7090142
CitationKhaled, S.M.; Shockley, B.; Qutteina, Y.; Kimmel, L.; Le, K.T. Testing Western Media Icons Influence on Arab Women’s Body Size and Shape Ideals: An Experimental Approach. Soc. Sci. 2018, 7, 142.
ISSN2076-0760
IdentifierArticle Number: 142
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/11134
AbstractWestern media globalization is implicated in the spread of the thin body ideal to traditional societies. Qatar—a small conservative Middle-Eastern country—has recently witnessed rapid Westernization, but the influence of Western media icons on women’s body image dissatisfaction has rarely been studied here. A 2 (celebrity or model) × 3 (thin, average, or heavy) plus a control condition between-subject experiment tested the primary hypothesis that exposure to images of thin Western models or celebrities promotes a thinner body ideal compared to neutral images. A sample of young women (n = 1145) was randomly assigned to experimental images as part of an online survey. After exposure to images, participants rated their current and desired body size and shape, reported celebrity liking, and evaluated their favorite celebrity’s body. We found little support for the desire of thinness. Viewing thin- and average-sized celebrities was significantly associated with desiring a heavier and a thinner look (respectively) among those favoring thin celebrities. Images of thin models induced the desire for a curvaceous body figure with hips especially among those favoring celebrities with hips. The findings highlight important nuances in the influence of Western media icons on body image among women in a non-Western culture.
Languageen
PublisherMDPI
Subjectbody image dissatisfaction
experiment
body size
body shape
Arab culture
media
celebrities
models
TitleTesting Western Media Icons Influence on Arab Women’s Body Size and Shape Ideals: An Experimental Approach
TypeArticle
Issue Number9
Volume Number7
ESSN2076-0760
dc.accessType Open Access


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