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Jill Thompson, Amanda; Poyrazli, Senel; Miller, Erin – Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, 2020
Purpose: This review systematically analyzed BID among young women of developing nations after these women's consumption of Western media. We explored changes in women's exposure to Western media alongside changes in body image dissatisfaction and eating disorders. Reoccurring themes of internalization across populations of women are discussed.…
Descriptors: Western Civilization, Cultural Influences, Cultural Differences, Mass Media Effects
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Sjostedt, John P.; Schumaker, John F.; Nathawat, S. S. – Journal of Social Psychology, 1998
Investigates the influx of western-style eating disorders into India, Asia, and the southern Pacific region. Predicted Australian students would have more eating disorder symptoms, but instead, the Indian students showed more symptoms. Concludes substantial evidence of western-style eating disorders appear in the privileged socioeconomic class of…
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Influences