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Does Barbie Make Girls Want to be Thin? The Effect of Experimental Exposure to Images of Dolls on the Body Image of 5- to 8-Year-Old Girls
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Dittmar, Helga; Halliwell, Emma; Ive, Suzanne – Developmental Psychology, 2006
The ubiquitous Barbie doll was examined in the present study as a possible cause for young girls' body dissatisfaction. A total of 162 girls, from age 5 to age 8, were exposed to images of either Barbie dolls, Emme dolls (U.S. size 16), or no dolls (baseline control) and then completed assessments of body image. Girls exposed to Barbie reported…
Descriptors: Females, Self Concept, Young Children, Self Esteem
Correction to Dittmar, Halliwell, and Ive (2006)
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Dittmar, Helga; Halliwell, Emma; Ive, Suzanne – Developmental Psychology, 2006
Reports an error in "Does Barbie make girls want to be thin? The effect of experimental exposure to images of dolls on the body image of 5- to 8-year-old girls" by Helga Dittmar, Emma Halliwell and Suzanne Ive ("Developmental Psychology," 2006 Mar, Vol 42[2], 283-292). A substantive error occurs in the Body shape dissatisfaction section on page…
Descriptors: Rating Scales, Developmental Psychology, Self Concept, Females