The role of media exposure, peers, and family on body dissatisfaction amongst boys and girls in Singapore

• Main Authors: Lwin, May Oo, Malik, Shelly
• Other Authors: Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Mass media
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/101248; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/18369
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This study aims to examine how influences of media, peers, and family on body dissatisfaction differ between boys and girls in Singapore through a survey to 277 students aged 10 to 13. The hierarchical regression analyses reveal that two media exposure variables, watching television/VCDs/DVDs/music...