| Name: | Trying on Swimsuits Really Is the Worst, Study Shows |
| Authors: | Pappas, Stephanie |
| Published Date: | 23 Apr. 2012 |
| Indexed Date: | 16 Aug. 2024 |
| Web Link: | https://www.livescience.com/19842-swimsuit-body-image.html |
| Index Status: | Complete |
| Original Language: | English |
| Genre: | Non-Fiction |
| Citation: | Pappas, Stephanie. “Trying on Swimsuits Really Is the Worst, Study Shows.” Live Science, 23 Apr. 2012, https://www.livescience.com/19842-swimsuit-body-image.html |
Summary
A study found that imagining trying on swimsuits could worsen women's mood and increase feelings of self-objectification, leading to negative consequences such as body shame, eating disorders, and depression. The study also discovered that imagining trying on swimsuits in a dressing room was more likely to lead to self-objectification than imagining wearing a swimsuit in a public scenario.