Helga Dittmar Article Summary

Bell, Beth, and Helga Dittmar. "Does Media Type Matter? The Role Of Identification In Adolescent
Girls' Media Consumption And The Impact Of Different Thin-Ideal Media On Body Image." Sex Roles 65.7/8 (2011): 478-490. SocINDEX with Full Text. Web. 21 Sept. 2015.
Beth Bell completed her fully funded doctoral research degree at the University of Sussex in 2011. She has worked as researcher and teacher at Bangor University and Northumbria University. Currently, she is a senior lecturer in psychology at York St. John University. Her research interests include topics regarding media, body image and health and wellness. Helga Dittmar serves as a Reader in Psychology at the University of Sussex. She received her Bachelor’s in Social Psychology at

the University of Sussex in 1985. Dittmar has devoted most of her time towards researching the relation between media and body image. Bell and Dittmar’s intended this article to be read by researchers regarding the relation between media influence and body image perception. The writing and statistics within the article are well written, highly understandable and contribute greatly towards my research topic. Bell and Dittmar’s article compares to Ferguson’s article because both articles deal with how, why and what types of media influence body dissatisfaction within the female population. Each article contains strong facts and statistics allowing both articles to contribute to my topic. This article was both outstanding and informative and proved to be a credible article towards my research topic.
Blodgett Salafia, Elizabeth, and Jessica Lemer. "Associations Between Multiple Types Of Stress
And Disordered Eating Among Girls And Boys In Middle School." Journal Of Child & Family Studies 21.1 (2012): 148-157. SocINDEX with Full Text. Web. 21 Sept. 2015.
Elizabeth Blodgett Salafia received her Phd at the University of Notre Dame. She is currently an associate professor at North Dakota State University. Her main research interest is on family and peer influences on adolescent eating behaviors and disorders. She has written various article that pertain to this specific topic and proves to be a credible source. Salafia and Lemer’s intended audience is targeted towards researchers concerned with concepts of stress, eating disorders and body dissatisfaction. The writing is clear, concise and provides a wide variety of percentages that relates towards the subject at hand. This article can be compared with Rodgers’, Paxton’s and McLean’s article because both are written regarding the topic of eating disorders and concerns dealing with body image. However, this article deals more with eating disorders that are caused by multiple levels of stress. Lemer and Salafia’s article greatly impacts my research because it was both informative and provided information that further validates my thesis.
Ferguson, Christopher, et al. "Concurrent And Prospective Analyses Of Peer, Television And
Social Media Influences On Body Dissatisfaction, Eating Disorder Symptoms And Life Satisfaction In Adolescent Girls." Journal Of Youth & Adolescence 43.1 (2014): 1-14. SocINDEX with Full Text. Web. 21 Sept. 2015.
Christopher Ferguson received his PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of Central Florida. He has devoted some of his research time into media effects on body dissatisfaction in females. He has written various books, journals and articles regarding different topics which proves him to be a credible source. Ferguson’s intended audience is to inform researchers that want to know more about specific items that influence body dissatisfaction, eating disorders and life dissatisfaction. Ferguson provided several different risk factors and explained them more in depth based on how they contributed to body dissatisfaction. His writing was clear and I was extremely impressed with how well he studied into detail on the topic. His work is different from the other articles because he explains the risk factors in depth. However, his work can be compared to Rodgers, Paxton and McLean’s because they both deal with similar issues regarding body image. Ferguson’s article was informative, detailed and served as strong support for my thesis statement.
Rodgers, Rachel, Susan Paxton, and Siân McLean. "A Biopsychosocial Model Of Body Image
Concerns And Disordered Eating In Early Adolescent Girls." Journal Of Youth & Adolescence 43.5 (2014): 814-823. SocINDEX with Full Text. Web. 21 Sept. 2015.
Rachel Rodgers is a psychology professor at Northeastern University.

She writes and researchers about body image and eating disorders in adolescents. Susan Paxton’s qualification consists of an B.A. Honors, MPsych and PhD. She is currently a professor at La Trobe University. Her research is concentrated on understanding risk factors for the development of body image and eating disorders and prevention and treatments for the problems. Siân McLean, who also earned her B.A. and PhD, is a professor in Psychology at La Trobe University. All of the mentioned authors have invested a considerable amount of time into researching towards this specific topic. This article targets researchers wanting to know more about the risk factors that influence adolescent eating disorders and body image concerns. The author’s writing is clear, straightforward and provides a lot of information that pertains to my topic. This specific article, is more informational because it provided useful statistics on risk factors that lead to eating disorders. It can be compared to Salafia and Lemer’s article because both have to deal with stress as a significant issue. This specific article stood out the most in my research because it provided well written and studied information and also served as another supporting article for this specific

topic.
Sheldon, Pavica. "Pressure To Be Perfect: Influences On College Students' Body Esteem."
Southern Communication Journal 75.3 (2010): 277-298. Communication & Mass Media Complete. Web. 21 Sept. 2015.
Pavica Sheldon received her PhD at Louisiana State University. Currently, she serves as an assistant professor at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. She has invested much of her time into writing different articles relating to the topics of body image, media effects, eating disorders and communication. Because Sheldon has significant knowledge towards the specific college, this article proves to be reliable. This article’s intended audience is researchers wanting to study the pressure behind achieving ideal body image. The writing is highly descriptive, understandable and provides a wide variety of detailed information for my research. The details and specifics in this article set up the groundwork for my research. Sheldon’s work in this specific article can be compared to the above articles because they are all based on discovering the pressures that females face trying to achieve the perfect body image. Sheldon’s article was descriptive and useful and accurately supported my thesis statement.