Cortney Gonzalez

Rierdan, J., & Koff, E. (1997). Weight, weight-related aspects of body image, and depression in

early adolescent girls. Adolescence, 32(127), 615+. Retrieved from

http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A20413254/GIC?u=klnb_ottawauniv&xid=ccb2d345

The academic journal was written by Jill Rierdan and Elissa Koff in 2017. This article

covers a wide range of weight related body image problems. It informs my of the most recent

research releases up to 2015. It talks about four dimensions of weight-related body image such

as: self-reported weight, subjective classification of weight from very underweight to very

overweight, satisfaction with weight, and concerns about weight. Body image as the individual,

is a subjective sense of the body. It is theorized to be a core component of personality. Assumed

to be a matter of conscious as well as unconscious apprehension, body image is thought to reflect

the combined impact of actual body structure and function, early and continuing body-related

experience, lifelong social response to body appearance, and sociocultural values and ideals

regarding the body. Because body image has been viewed as fundamental in personality

development, variations in body image have been thought to be related to individual differences

in broad aspects of personality and self-experience.

This academic journal was posted March 8th, 2017. The intended audience of this article

would be scholarly audiences. The authors of this source are Jill Rierdan and Elissa Koff; they

are credible because they are dietary professionals and Journalist. There seems to be a small

amount of bias because they both work in the medical field to help weight loss. The Purpose of

this journal is to inform the readers about how common it is that body image can affect your core
components of personality. This article is important because it views mental components proven

to be linked to body images since 2015.

Morrison, T. G., Kalin, R., & Morrison, M. A. (2004). Body-image evaluation and body-image

investment among adolescents: a test of sociocultural and social comparison theories.

Adolescence, 39(155), 571+.

This academic journal was written by Morrison, in 2004. This cover the issue of

Sociocultural theory contends that women's dissatisfaction with their physical appearance stems

from. The thin body ideal that is promulgated in Western societies; the tendency for women to

adopt a "Body as object" rather than "Body as process" orientation. That being thin is good

assumption which emphasizes the rewards that are accrued by being attractive and,

concomitantly, the costs that are associated with being unattractive. Researchers contend that the

strongest conveyors of each of these sociocultural assumptions may be mass media.

The academic journal was posted in 2004, and revealed the concept of Sociocultural

theory. The intended audience of this article would be scholarly audiences. The author, Morrison,

quoted "Body as object" rather than "Body as process" was an important part that came from the

research conducted. Morrison is a credible academic professor. The other cherry picked their bia

because it was based off of social medias and possible influential research. The purpose was to

inform people about the social cultural world around them.

Birbeck, D., & Drummond, M. (2006). Understanding boys' bodies and masculinity in early

childhood. International Journal of Men's Health, 5(3), 238+. Retrieved from

http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A159027488/GIC?u=klnb_ottawauniv&xid=97966b22
 This academic journal discusses Children as young as five experience feelings of body

image dissatisfaction. Body image research has tended to focus on females due to myriad social

and cultural issues girls/women confront in terms of their body image. In an attempt to redress

this imbalance, this paper investigates the constructions of body image and health among young

boys. This research highlights the early age at which boys begin to reflect upon, compare, and

contrast their own bodies with others and the images surrounding them.

This academic journal was published in 2006. The intended audience of this article would

be scholarly audiences. The authors of these articles are David Birbeck and Murray J. N.

Drummond, from the School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia. This article is

bias in a gender oriented way. This article is important because it provides a contradicting

viewpoint.

Bottamini, G., & Ste-Marie, D. M. (2006). Male voices on body image. International Journal of

Men's Health, 5(2), 109+. Retrieved from http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A153360115/GIC?

u=klnb_ottawauniv&xid=e305ad8

This academic journal refers to the study and examination of male body image

perceptions, motivations, and related behaviors through a qualitative approach. Discussions

surrounding the male level of body satisfaction, perception of the ideal male physique, perceived

influences, perceived motivations, and behaviors employed to attain or maintain their desired

body type. Finally, the utilization of cross-gender interviewing when investigating male body

image is addressed.

The academic journal is written in 2006, and the intended audience of this article would

be scholarly audiences. The author of this source are Gina Bottamini and Diane M. Ste-Marie,
professors from the University of Ottawa in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. This article once again has

some gender bias behind it to give an opposing argument. The purpose of this article is to explain

a different viewpoint with statistics from interviews and research.

Parks, P. S. M., & Read, M. H. (1997). Adolescent male athletes: body image, diet, and exercise.

Adolescence, 32(127), 593+. Retrieved from

http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A20413252/GIC?u=klnb_ottawauniv&xid=8a452b27

The purpose of this academic journal is to study, investigate, and compare body image

concerns and attitudes toward eating/weight control. Also give reasons for exercising between

two groups of adolescent male athletes - football players and cross-country runners. Subjects

responded to surveys covering eating attitudes, weight concerns, physical traits, perceived and

ideal body shape/size, and reasons for exercising. Significant differences were noted.

This academic journal was published in 1997. The intended audience of this article would

be scholarly audiences. The authors of this article, Read and Parks, worked with Journal of

Adolescent Medicine. They had statistics in their research which provided bias that could be

picked through. The importance of this article was to show these statistic that will later be

discussed.

Banfield, S. S., & McCabe, M. P. (2002). An evaluation of the construct of body image.

Adolescence, 37(146), 373+. Retrieved from

http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A89942838/GIC?u=klnb_ottawauniv&xid=4f1a4e80

The two studies reported in this paper were designed to evaluate the efficacy of a

multidimensional model of body image that incorporated perception of cognition, and behavior
views. This lead to an exploratory factor analysis revealed a model that consisted of three

factors: Cognitions and Affect Regarding Body, Body Importance and Dieting Behavior, and

Perceptual Body Image. The implications of these findings are for better understanding problems

among people with disturbed body image are discussed.

This article was published in 2002 by McCabe and Banfield, and the intended audience

of this article would be scholarly audiences. They are credible professionals from The School of

Psychology, Deakin University, Victoria, Australia. These is bias in this article because there are

statics upon age and culture. The purpose of this article was to use the statistics in a formal

researched way.

Lobo, N. (2006). all the ways ... Journal of International Women's Studies, 7(3), 51+. Retrieved

from http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A176203993/GIC?u=klnb_ottawauniv&xid=41a795a1

This academic journal 'all the ways ...' was written for a Women's Studies

module-'Identity, Difference and the Body'. This module explored feminist perspectives on the

nature/culture divide. It considered the construction of sex, gender and sexuality through

different cultural and social practices. These involve body image and norms of femininity; food,

dieting and eating disorders; body modification; body adornment.

The article was published in 2006 by Natasha Lobo, the intended audience of this article

would be scholarly audiences. The author Natasha Lobo is currently working as a Forensic

Mental Health Advocate at a Medium Secure Unit in Hackney, London. Her studies at London

Metropolitan University are ongoing. There was a gender bias in this article strongly influenced

by a female mind set. The importance of this it to use the interviews or statistics to give another

standpoint.
Human Diseases and Conditions. (2010). M. H. Ferrara (Ed.), 2nd ed., Vol. 1. Detroit: Charles

Scribner's Sons. Retrieved from http://go.galegroup.com.lib.ottawa.edu/ps/i.do?

p=GVRL&sw=w&u=klnb_ottawauniv&v=2.1&it=aboutBook&id=GALE|1RCB

This book provides information on Human Diseases and Conditions. Its a health

reference product designed to inform and educate readers about a wide variety of diseases and

conditions. For example nutrition and dietary practices, treatments and drugs, as well as other

issues associated with general health. Readers are also advised to seek professional diagnosis and

treatment for any medical condition, and to discuss information obtained from this product with

their healthcare provider.

This book was published in 2010. The audience for this source would be for general

readers. The author of this book if Ferrara, he has been covering research about body image since

2003. This article is free of emotion and free of bias. The importance of this source is to inform

those of a majority of this topics info.

Mooney, C. (2013). Nutrition & Health. Healthy Weight for Teens. Detroit: Lucent Books.

Retrieved from http://go.galegroup.com.lib.ottawa.edu/ps/i.do?

p=GVRL&sw=w&u=klnb_ottawauniv&v=2.1&it=aboutBook&id=GALE|6AMT

This book hits the main subject about how today's teens face enormous pressure to be

thin. Everywhere teens look, billboards, commercials, magazines, movies, and television shows

promote models and actors that are skinnier than ever. In some cases media images are even

altered digitally to create an unrealistic image that is impossible for a real teen to attain. Each

story adds further pressure on teens to think about weight loss, regardless of their actual size.
 This book was published in 2013. The audience for this source would be for general

readers. The author of this book if Mooney, he has been writing books since 2007. This article is

free of emotion and free of bias. The importance of this source is to hits the main subject about

how today's teens face enormous pressure.

Whyte, C., Newman, L. S., & Voss, D. (2016). A Confound-Free Test of the Effects of Thin-Ideal

Media Images on Body Satisfaction. Journal Of Social & Clinical Psychology, 35(10), 822-839.

doi:10.1521/jscp.2016.35.10.822

This article is about an experimental investigations of how exposure to thin-ideal body

types affects body dissatisfaction, it is unclear what the nature of the control condition should be.

The expected effect of image type on body satisfaction was found, although consistent with

Ferguson's meta-analysis, the effect was small. A manipulation designed to test an account of the

findings in terms of how participants define scale endpoints. Perhaps because participants

spontaneously engaged in social comparison when first exposed to the models.

This website was published in 2016 by Whyte and Voss. The intended audience for this

source would be for general readers.They were both accredited researchers from prestigious

universities. There wasnt any obvious bias because it was mostly general information. This was

an important source to just get general information.

Senn-Caldern, C., Rodrguez-Testal, J. F., Perona-Garceln, S., & Perpi, C. (2017). Body

image and adolescence: A behavioral impairment model. Psychiatry Research, 248121-126.

doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2016.12.003
 This academic journal addresses adolescence is a period marked by important physical

and social changes that can lead to a negative body image. The purpose of this study was to find

a model enabling the appearance of behavioral impairment related to body image to be predicted

by body image attitudes, Gender, emotional symptomatology, self-consciousness, ideas of

reference and age.The results found suggest that age, depressive symptomatology, and IR may be

mediator variables in the relationship between dissatisfaction and concern about body image.

This relationship implies a severity to be considered in intervention and monitoring of body

image behavioral impairments in adolescents.

This article was published in 2017 so its extremely relevant. Author Senn-Caldern and

Rodrguez-Testal were credible professors from The University of San Diego. The intended

audience of this article would be scholarly audiences. There is bia in this article because of the

statistics in age and gender. The purpose of this article was to use the statistics in a formal way.

TOMAS-ARAGONES, L., & MARRON, S. E. (2016). Body Image and Body Dysmorphic

Concerns. Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 9647-50. doi:10.2340/00015555-2368

This article is about people would like to change something about their bodies and the

way that they look, but for some it becomes an obsession. A healthy skin plays an important role

in a person's physical and mental well being. Appearance is associated with body image

concerns. Body image affects our emotions, thoughts, and behaviours in everyday life above all,

it influences our relationships.

This website was published in 2016 by Tomas Aragones and Leslie Marron. The intended

audience for this source would be for general readers.They were both accredited professors from
prestigious universities. There wasnt any obvious bias because it was mostly general

information.