Playing with thin dolls may affect young girls' body image

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-03/du-pwt030921.php

 

News Release 10-Mar-2021
Durham University

 

Playing with ultra-thin dolls could make young girls want a thinner body, according to new research published today (11 March 2021).

The small-scale study, led by Durham University in the UK, shows that ultra-thin dolls may negatively affect body image in girls as young as five years old.

The researchers warn that the dolls, combined with exposure to 'thin ideals' in films, on TV and social media, could lead to body dissatisfaction in young girls, which has been shown to be a factor in the development of eating disorders.


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