Identifier	Thesis 2309
Author	Longo, Laura M., 1988-
Title	Minimizing Sociocultural Internalization in Adolescent Girls : A Psychoeducational Experience
Publisher	Central Connecticut State University
Resource Type	Text
Abstract	Body Image Disturbance (BID) is "a distortion in how an individual's body weight or shape is experienced" (Carney & Scott, 2011, p. 291). It is associated with a number of negative consequences including eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia nervosa. The present study aimed to address BID preventatively by mediating a psychoeducational girls' group designed to increase awareness about the social media and its influence on self-esteem and body image. The researcher hypothesized that participants would show decreased levels of sociocultural internalization and physical appearance comparison and increased levels of self-esteem after comparing pre and post intervention questionnaires. Descriptive statistics were used to interpret information collected from surveys and written reflections of the group experience. The data collected from the study was largely limited as a result of a small sample size and its inability to record longitudinal effects. The findings of this research suggest that the girls' group may have led to decreased levels of sociocultural internalization and physical comparison while increasing levels of self-esteem. Future research is needed to evaluate programs that are effective in increasing protective factors against BID and the negative effects of social media.
Notes	"Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Counselor Education."; Thesis advisor: Connie Tait.; M.S.,Central Connecticut State University,,2013.; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 26-33).
Subject	Body image. Teenage girls.
Department	Department of Counseling and Family Therapy
Advisor	Tait, Connie M.
Software	System requirements: PC and World Wide Web browser.
Language	eng
Date of Publication	2013
OCLC number	855862060
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