Research on the Impact of Media Representations of Male and Female

Research on the impact of media representations of male and female body ideals finds that

A) the male muscular ideal shown in fitness magazines has little impact on males' assessment of their own bodies.
B) exposure to media representations of the thin female body type has most impact on females who show little interest in their own body image.
C) both genders can suffer emotionally or physically if they are exposed to, and accept, media body ideals.
D) the only males who respond to muscular ideals in fitness magazines are those who have low self-esteem.
E) exposure to body ideals in the media has greater impact on male ratings of their own body image than on female ratings of their own body image.