Review the weekly readings, including the following article:
Jiotsa, B., Naccache, B., Duval, M., Rocher, B., & Grall-Bronnec, M. (2021). Social media use and body image disorders: Association between frequency of comparing one’s own physical appearance to that of people being followed on social media and body dissatisfaction and drive for thinness. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(6). https://libauth.purdueglobal.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=mdc&AN=33799804&site=eds-live
Modern media, including social media, consistently bombards you with messages about body image. You are shown what is “ideal” and “desirable” through this visual imagery, affecting self-perception as well as self-worth. Discuss how the messages sent through modern media affect the development of eating disorders. As you explored, You need to take into account cultural norms and expectations when exploring psychopathology. Include at least one example of how body image is perceived in another culture and how this influences that culture’s eating disorder prevalence.
References
Jiotsa, B., Naccache, B., Duval, M., Rocher, B., & Grall-Bronnec, M. (2021). Social media use and body image disorders: Association between frequency of comparing one’s own physical appearance to that of people being followed on social media and body dissatisfaction and drive for thinness. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(6). https://libauth.purdueglobal.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=mdc&AN=33799804&site=eds-live