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The media

Area of Science:

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  • Media Studies
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Media portrayal of body image is frequently implicated in the development of eating disorders.
  • Recent discourse in England (June 2015) renewed focus on the media industry's role.
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  • To evaluate the actual role of media in the perpetration of eating disorders.
  • To identify deeper etiological factors contributing to disordered eating symptomatology.

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    • Focusing solely on thin models in media oversimplifies a complex issue.
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    Conclusions:

    • Media's role in eating disorders is often overstated and misattributed.
    • Attributing eating disorders to media portrayals ignores multifactorial causes.
    • Deeper psychological and societal factors require greater attention in understanding and addressing eating disorders.