Can realistic dolls protect body satisfaction in young girls?

Volume: 37, Pages: 172 - 180
Published: Jun 1, 2021
Abstract
Ultra-thin fashion dolls may represent a risk factor for thin-ideal internalisation and body dissatisfaction amongst young girls. We asked thirty one 5- to 9-year-old girls to engage in interactive play with commercially available dolls which were either ultra-thin (Barbie and Monster High) or represented a putative realistic childlike shape (Lottie and Dora) and to indicate their perceived own-body size and ideal body size on an interactive...
Paper Details
Title
Can realistic dolls protect body satisfaction in young girls?
Published Date
Jun 1, 2021
Journal
Volume
37
Pages
172 - 180
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