Body Image in Advertising Messages: The Influence of Television Advertising on the Construction of Children’s Body Image

Several studies have shown that children build the foundations of their body image between the ages of 5 and 10 and that the development of the body image is affected by audiovisual advertising. The literature has criticized some advertising portrayals for promoting behaviors that harm children’s bo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Jimenez-Morales, Monika, de Lenne, Orpha, Montaña Blasco, Mireia, Vandenbosch, Laura
Tipo de recurso: capítulo de libro
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC)
Repositorio:O2, repositorio institucional de la UOC
OAI Identifier:oai:openaccess.uoc.edu:10609/151331
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10609/151331
http://doi.org/10.4324/9781003009276
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:advertising
body image
children
television
stereotypes
advertising literacy
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Sumario:Several studies have shown that children build the foundations of their body image between the ages of 5 and 10 and that the development of the body image is affected by audiovisual advertising. The literature has criticized some advertising portrayals for promoting behaviors that harm children’s body image. Such effects warrant scholarly attention, as research has shown that about 40 to 50 percent of children are unsatisfied with their physical appearance. This chapter analyzes the most frequent stereotypes present in audiovisual advertising that focuses on children in primary school and the effects of these stereotypes on the construction of children’s body image.