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Effects of exposure to thin-ideal media images on body dissatisfaction : testing the inclusion of a disclaimer versus warning label . The current study was designed to determine whether the inclusion of a disclaimer ( i.e. , " Retouched photograph aimed at changing a person 's physical appearance . " ) or warning ( i.e. , " Warning : Trying to look as thin as this model may be dangerous to your health . " ) added to images of thin/attractive models would affect body dissatisfaction and intent to diet in female undergraduate students ( n=342 ) . Participants were randomly assigned to one of four groups : ( a ) disclaimer , ( b ) warning , ( c ) model control , or ( d ) car control . Results revealed a significant interaction between group and time , whereby only the car control group reported a significant change ( i.e. , decrease ) in body dissatisfaction over time . Groups did not differ on intent to diet measured at post-exposure . The results largely replicate other findings in this area and call into question advocacy efforts to label media images as a strategy to decrease women 's identification with the stimuli .
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Intervention_Educational
disclaimer
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Intervention_Educational
warning label
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Intervention_Educational
disclaimer
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Intervention_Educational
warning
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Intervention_Control
model control
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Intervention_Control
car control
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Outcome_Mental
body dissatisfaction
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Outcome_Mental
body dissatisfaction
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Outcome_Mental
body dissatisfaction
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Outcome_Mental
diet