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Women reacted negatively to thinspirational images and idealized a thinner shape for the female body than men.

Practitioners should be aware that exposure to thin ideals can negatively impact women's body image.

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Between group measures analysis of variance revealed women reacted negatively to thinspirational images. Women were more driven for thinness and idealized a thinner shape for the female body than men.
Katarina Prnjak et al. · The Journal of General Psychology · 2019

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Reactions to ideal body shapes

Katarina Prnjak et al. · The Journal of General Psychology · 2019

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