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.

Dittmar, H. , Halliwell, E. and Ive, S. (2006) 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. To be published in Developmental Psychology, 42 (2). pp. 283-292. ISSN 00121649

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Additional Information:This study is the first to develop a method of examining the effect on young girls of exposure to selected images (including Barbie) on body dissatisfaction, in an experimental setting. Discussion considers theoretical implications and possible interventions to limit harmful behavioural consequences of negative body image.
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