Ashley Whittaker Annotated Bibliography English 1102 What are the negative effects of underweight models in fashion with

young teenage girls leading to health disorders?

"Healthy lifestyle promotion may be eating disorder prevention strategy in adolescents." Endocrine Today 10 July 2008: 30. Academic Search Complete. Web. 26 Feb. 2012.
This is a news article from the Endocrine Today evaluating why young teenagers develop eating disorders. Researchers from Boston and California conducted a trail to indentify some of the indictors for eating disorders. The results are over 12,000 teenagers are binging, and using other methods weekly. The material history has not had any effect on why these children were all predictors of purging. The researchers believe that he has a very strong effect on eating disorders in age 9-15. The News paper Endocrine Today is reviewed by the Chief Medical Editor Brandon G. Thompson and Executive Editor George C. Collins, who are solely responsible for deciding upon their acceptance, rejection or need for revision, based upon their appropriateness to the mission of the publication. (endocrinetoday.com) the website was updated in January of 2012. This news article was published on July 10, 2008. Because of the research the Article would be a creditable source. The news article helps explain the factors that go into having an eating disorder. What children go through with their families and friends, some symptoms associated with the topic, and having reliable testing and trials that were successful in proving that the media has an impact on teenagers both male and female.

Krishna Velasquez, et al. "Mirror, Mirror On The Wall: Peer Competition, Television Influences, And Body Image Dissatisfaction." Journal Of Social & Clinical Psychology 30.5 (2011): 458-483. Academic Search Complete. Web. 12 Mar. 2012.
This is an academic Journal the author was trying to show the differences of television, peers, and body images associated with eating disorders. It states that approximately one hundred studies of media effects on body image have been conducted with the majority of these showing

at least some evidence for effects. (mirror mirror on the wall) They believe that the media has a negative effect on females; however the effect is relatively low. There are many authors in this academic journal they are; Ferguson, Christopher J, Munoz, Monica E, Contreras, Sandra, Velasquez, Krishna. Ferguson has posted many Journals one being Have recent studies addressed methodological issues raised by five decades of television violence research? Contreras posted Hydrogen substitutes for the in situ generation of H2O2: An application in the Fenton reaction. They are all reliable sources and this article has potential to be a creatable source for my inquiry question. This Journal gives example relating to teenagers and eating disorder associated with the media. It tells how females minds react; it also explains that eating disorders is associated with media, however there are many other factors related.

"Media Is Fuelling Eating Disorders, Say Psychiatrists." Ed. BBC News. 22 Feb. 2010. Web. 13 Mar. 2012.
The BBC news did an article on mass media and how is does in fact affect young teens. The Royal College of Psychiatrists criticizes the media for using underweight models and airbrushing pictures to make models appear physically perfect. (BBCnews) This sends a bad message to teens that are still figuring out what their bodies should look like. The media believes making these models thin and perfect will sell merchandize but in fact it is hurting more than helping. They also believe that using these images is ethically wrong, the underweight models dont look like that is really life, they are airbrushed which gives a unreal appearance. This news article is creditable because it is using professors with degrees on this topic. The royal college of Psychiatrist BBC news is a company with creatable sources. Annabel Brog, editor of Sugar, Susan Ringwood of the eating disorder charity ball is in this article as references. The researchers of the news article media is fueling eating disorders, believe that the media is taking away from childrens youth. They said that children as young as five were being diagnosed with anorexia. They are related the media in a bad way, saying it is the reason for many eating disorders and the underweight models should be shown how they look in real life, and stop trying to poison the world of mental diseases.

Roberts, Alan, and Emily Good. "Media Images And Female Body Dissatisfaction: The Moderating Effects Of The Five-Factor Traits." Eating Behaviors 11.4 (2010): 211-216. Academic Search Complete. Web. 26 Feb. 2012.
In this Academic Journal the author has a trial named the Five-Factor Traits. Sixty-four college women completed the NEO-PI which is a Personality Research program; and the eating disorders inventory were then randomly exposed to pictures of overweight models; as a result of this testing the women who were high in neuroticism showed a better attitude and has a higher

self esteem. The other women were more pleased with their bodies after viewing the overweight images. In conclusion it may also have to do with the brain and self esteem issues. The author of this article graduated from Indiana University. The article was received on January 29, 2010, accepted on April 13,2010, and available online May 21, 2010. The company NEOPIs resources included Van Der Zee et al, wrote the European Journal of Personality. Watson and Clark who published the Handbook of personality psychology. The Academic Journal was based around a trial resulting in the use of mass and the self esteem issues can lead to harmful effects of the body; eating disorders. This Journal helps to prove that the media can be addicting to teenage women who already have issues with the way they perceive their bodies to the world.

Saguy, Abigail C., and Kjerstin Gruys. "Morality And Health: News Media Constructions Of Overweight And Eating Disorders." Social Problems 57.2 (2010): 231-250. Academic Search Complete. Web. 13 Mar. 2012.
The article discusses research conducted to investigate how cultural values influence the development of social problems and can lead to social inequality. The researchers conducted an experiment in 1995 to 2005. The result that the article found being thin was associated with high class, with money, and with fame. So being heavy was associated with low class, not having nice things, and without fame. They believed that young white women were portrayed as being anorexic and bulimic. The media broadcasts imperfections in reality television shows as well as on the news. The article then begins to explain how the media gives the sense that being overweight is not acceptable in todays world. The authors of this article are Abigail C Saguy, and Kjerstin Gruys. Both the authors are afflictions with University of California, Los Angeles. Saguy is an author of many scholarly journals, as well as informed articles. Gruys is a specialist on developing research for obesity and eating disorders. This relates to my topic in many different ways. It states many examples on how eating disorders are associated with teenage white females. It also gives specific case studies relating to the topic. It tells the medias good qualities and the bad ones. It explains the differences in each eating disorder.