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Jerod Stapleton, BS; Rob Turrisi, PhD; Alyssa Todaro, BS; June K. Robinson, MD

Arch Dermatol. 2009;145(9):1059-1060.

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Media depictions of tanned individuals as healthy and attractive help to establish sociocultural beliefs about appearance,^1-2 and popular television programs glamorize indoor tanning.³ Our understanding of media influences in the persistence of tanning behavior may be informed by examining how media influences relate to disordered eating, which, like tanning, can be viewed as an attempt to exert control over one's physical appearance. According to objectification theory,⁴ cultural and media-driven sexual objectification of women, including the portrayal of an ideal feminine body image (eg, thin, toned, bronzed appearance), can socialize women to internalize these ideals and begin to view themselves as objects to be looked at and evaluated. Women may critically compare themselves to these ideal images and find themselves wanting. Feelings of shame often emerge when women realize they do not look like the feminine ideal. These . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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