Curvy model images reduce thin obsession

More media images of full-figured models could help break the unhealthy obsession many women have with being thin, research suggests.

Curvy model images reduce thin obsession

After being shown pictures of plus-size models, women who started out with a strong bias in favour of slimness became significantly less keen on thin bodies. But after seeing similar photos of slender models, their preference for thinness increased.

Preferences also shifted away from thinness when “aspirational” images of well-dressed, attractive, and glamorous larger models were paired with plain pictures of underweight women.

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