Beware to compare: Effects of different comparison standards on body-related self-assessment among young women
Studies show that frequent exposure to individuals meeting normative beauty ideals in (social) media can damage one's body image and self-esteem Furthermore, eating and body dysmorphic disorders are promoted, especially among young women According to Festinger's Theory of Social Comparison (1954), the level of attractiveness of the comparison standard is a key factor in the process, while Mussweiler's Selective Accessibility Model (2003) suggests focus of comparison as an... } weiterlesen
