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  • Title: Aspects of the media and their relevance to bulimic attitudes and tendencies among female college students.
    Author: O'Riordan SS, Zamboanga BL.
    Journal: Eat Behav; 2008 Apr; 9(2):247-50. PubMed ID: 18329604.
    Abstract:
    We examined whether media pressures would mediate the association between two dimensions of the media (source of information and internalization) and bulimic attitudes/tendencies. The study sample consisted of 106 female college students (M age=19.9; range=18-22). Participants completed anonymous, self-report measures on media influences on body image and appearance as well as disordered eating attitudes/behaviors. Findings showed that the association between two dimensions of the media (source of information and internalization) and bulimic attitudes/tendencies was mediated by perceived media pressures. Such findings highlight the significant influence of media pressures on bulimic attitudes/tendencies. Future research and prevention implications are discussed.
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