{"id":207826,"date":"2017-11-19T05:36:33","date_gmt":"2017-11-19T05:36:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/i\/women-feel-worse-about-bodies-when-shown-bikini-model-pics\/"},"modified":"2017-11-19T05:36:33","modified_gmt":"2017-11-19T05:36:33","slug":"women-feel-worse-about-bodies-when-shown-bikini-model-pics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/i\/women-feel-worse-about-bodies-when-shown-bikini-model-pics\/","title":{"rendered":"Women feel worse about bodies when shown bikini model pics"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"mol-bullets-with-font\">\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Females shown media images of &#8216;perfect&#8217; bikini models made them most feel\u00a0conscious about their own stomach<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><strong>This was followed by overall weight, waist, overall appearance and muscle tone<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Those shown who bikini\/fashion model images showed more interest in dieting compared to those shown\u00a0pictures of women in paintings or products<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Nearly half said the photos made them not want to wear a swimsuit in public<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By<\/p>\n<p>Claudia Tanner For Mailonline<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"><span class=\"article-timestamp article-timestamp-published\"><br \/>\n  <span class=\"article-timestamp-label\">Published:<\/span><br \/>\n  11:17 EST, 14 November 2017<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n | <span class=\"article-timestamp article-timestamp-updated\"><br \/>\n  <span class=\"article-timestamp-label\">Updated:<\/span><br \/>\n  16:41 EST, 14 November 2017<br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"share-facebook\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-twitter\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-pinterest\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-gplus\">\n      <span class=\"g-interactivepost\"><br \/>\n        <a><\/a><br \/>\n      <\/span>\n        <\/li>\n<li class=\"share-email\">\n<p>                <span class=\"wai\">e-mail<\/span><br \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/li>\n<li class=\"share-icons\" id=\"shareLinkTop\">\n            <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>     <span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"count-number\">          76<\/p>\n<p class=\"count-text\">View <br \/> comments<\/p>\n<p>    <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Media images of the &#8216;body beautiful&#8217; make women feel\u00a0question their looks and lose confidence in themselves,\u00a0research suggests.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">A study found they feel worse about their bodies when shown pictures of bikini or fashion models.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">They made them feel most conscious about their own stomach, followed by their overall weight, then waist, overall appearance and muscle tone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Next, they evoked negative emotions about their legs, thighs, buttocks, hips, arms and breasts.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Women who viewed bikini\/fashion model images  showed more interest in dieting and exercising to lose weight compared to those shown pictures of women in paintings or products.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Nearly half said the photos made them feel too embarrassed to wear a swimsuit in public.<\/p>\n<p>        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-8c872f11203d77c9\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" height=\"605\" width=\"306\" alt=\"The beauty has attracted 5.7 million Instagram followers\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><\/p>\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-8c872f11203d77c9\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/11\/14\/17\/465864BF00000578-5081707-image-m-7_1510680620647.jpg\" height=\"605\" width=\"306\" alt=\"The beauty has attracted 5.7 million Instagram followers\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><\/p>\n<p>        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-628724cafbbf9148\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" height=\"605\" width=\"306\" alt=\"Emily rose to prominence in 2013 after appearing in the music video for Robin Thicke's Blurred Lines song\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><\/p>\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-628724cafbbf9148\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/11\/14\/17\/465864BB00000578-5081707-image-a-8_1510680626552.jpg\" height=\"605\" width=\"306\" alt=\"Emily rose to prominence in 2013 after appearing in the music video for Robin Thicke's Blurred Lines song\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">A study shows women shown media images of &#8216;perfect&#8217; bikini models made them feel worse about their bodies. Shown here are models\u00a0Demi Rose and Emily Ratajkowski<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Our results show that seeing slender and bikini-clad models had an immediate and direct impact on how women feel about their own bodies \u2013 and that impact was mostly negative,&#8217; said lead author David Frederick, assistant professor of health psychology at Chapman University in California.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Our findings highlight the important role of media in shaping women&#8217;s feelings about their bodies.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul class=\"rotator-panels link-bogr1 linkro-ccox\">\n<li>\n<p>  <span>Generic version of impotency pill Cialis that lasts up to&#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>  <span>Social media blamed for increase in teen suicides in the US<\/span><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>  <span>Woman wins the go-ahead for a High Court claim over&#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>  <span>Two-year-old boy stuns doctors by walking on his prosthetic&#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold health-ccox mol-style-medium\">How the research was carried out\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Researchers questioned 1,426 women across two studies to share how they felt about their bodies after exposure to 10 fashion models, bikini models, paintings, or products.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">This approach differs from previous studies that relied on women&#8217;s general recollections or impressions of how media affected them.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The study fuels the ongoing debate about how much media portrayals of the ideal body impacts on women&#8217;s self-esteem.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The advertising industry has come under attack for excessive airbrushing or &#8216;Photoshopping&#8217; models to make them appear slimmer with flawless skin.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The participants provided researchers with statements describing how the images made them feel about their bodies.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">One said: &#8216;The images made me feel worse about myself because the models&#8217; bodies were all so toned and beautiful.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;They were tall, skinny, had smooth skin, and had perfect breasts. Compared to them, I felt ugly and not attractive.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Another responded: &#8216;They all look so fit and healthy. I look much worse in comparison. I feel worse because there is nothing that I could do to look like them.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The study was published in the journal Body Image.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mol-factbox-title\">ARE YOU READY FOR THIS BEACH BODY? PLUS-SIZE MODEL HITS BACK AT &#8216;FAT-SHAMING&#8217; AD<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">All women like to look their best in a bikini, but one plus-size model is slamming a controversial ad campaign that calls for women to quickly drop weight in time for swimsuit season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The ad, for Protein World weight loss supplements, has faced overwhelming backlash in the UK, prompting US-based model Ashley Graham to offer up her own message on preparing to hit the beach.<\/p>\n<p>        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-2bc8aebb7117db03\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" height=\"586\" width=\"586\" alt=\"Plus-size model Ashley Graham flaunted her curves in a spoof of the UK's controversial Protein World ad\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><\/p>\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-2bc8aebb7117db03\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/11\/14\/16\/46581F3600000578-5081707-Plus_size_model_Ashley_Graham_flaunted_her_curves_in_a_spoof_of_-a-4_1510676126420.jpg\" height=\"586\" width=\"586\" alt=\"Plus-size model Ashley Graham flaunted her curves in a spoof of the UK's controversial Protein World ad\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Plus-size model Ashley Graham flaunted her curves in a spoof of the UK&#8217;s controversial Protein World ad<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The size 16 model posted a copycat ad on Instagram, mocking Protein World&#8217;s tagline, &#8216;Are you beach body ready?&#8217; instead asking her followers: &#8216;Are you ready for this beach body?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Ashley&#8217;s post, which includes the hashtag #curvesinbikinis, features a shot from her Swimsuits For All campaign that ran in this year&#8217;s Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition, making her the first-ever plus-size model to appear in the issue.<\/p>\n<p>        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-5f9b54be787679e9\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" height=\"307\" width=\"586\" alt=\"Thousands of people have called out this weight loss supplement ad for 'fat-shaming'\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><\/p>\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-5f9b54be787679e9\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/11\/14\/16\/46581FC600000578-5081707-image-a-3_1510676095248.jpg\" height=\"307\" width=\"586\" alt=\"Thousands of people have called out this weight loss supplement ad for 'fat-shaming'\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Thousands of people have called out this weight loss supplement ad for &#8216;fat-shaming&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;There&#8217;s no reason to hide and every reason to flaunt!! [sic]&#8217; she captioned the picture.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Ashley has also helped to promote body confidence at any size by appearing in plus-size retailer Lane Bryant&#8217;s I&#8217;m No Angel campaign, where she and other women of varying body types posed together in lingerie. 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