The effect of objectifying media images on eating pathology: an experimental study comparing Australian and Asian females
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Method A total sample of 301 female participants [Caucasian Australians (n= 97); Asians grown up in Australia (n = 70), Asians currently residing in Australia (n = 60) and Chinese living in Hong Kong (n = 74)] were exposed to a slideshow of either objectifying women (n=147) or neutral (n=154) images. Variables associated with the objectification theory framework and disordered eating attitudes and symptoms were assessed through self-report.
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