If seeing great bods make us envious, why do we pore over magazine articles that just make us feel sad?
March 15, 2011
I want Halle Berry’s arms.
Sigh. (I’m looking at my majorly-in-need-of-toning arms as I type this)
So why would I pore over a magazine with pics of Ms Berry if it only leaves me feeling dejected?
Well, a new study published in Media Psychology has revealed why we still read beauty and health mags even though the super fit, gorgeous celebs may leave us feeling depressed: When accompanied with articles that promise we, too, can look like that, we’ll keep on reading.
(OK, yes, I suppose I should note that I’ve written these very types of articles…sorry!)
But when not accompanied by these how-to articles, we’ll tend to avoid looking at these envy-inducing pics. (BTW, these findings are with regard to people who are dissatisfied with their bodies btw–those people who are satisfied with their bods, their reading habits don’t fluctuate).
Filed under: Fitness Swellness,Healthy Swellness
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Leila | March 15, 2011 at 4:40 PM
What’s interesting or ironic is that one of the definitions of idea is “something that only exists in the imagination.” With super skinny models, air brushing, make up teams, trainers, hairdressers, etc, the imagination is exactly where these live, tips or not.
But all that said, who am I kidding, I probably would have lingered over the “how you can do it too” articles as well.
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