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Upward and Downward: Social Comparison Processing of Thin Idealized Media Images
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Tiggemann, Marika; Polivy, Janet – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 2010
The present study aimed to investigate the role of social comparison processing in women's responses to thin idealized images. In particular, it was predicted that comparison with the images on the basis of appearance would lead to more negative outcomes than comparison on the basis of intelligence. A sample of 114 women viewed fashion magazine…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Females, Self Concept, Psychological Patterns