Becker et al. (2002)

• Becker et al. (2002) considered the media effects of TV Images on Body Image
• Becker et al. considered the media effects of TV Images on Body Image in 2002
• Becker et al. (2002) conducted effects of TV Images on communities in Fiji
• Prior to 1995, there were no TV's in the Nagroda Region of Fiji and most young women had good appetites and larger body shapes
• Becker et al. (2002) found that after the TV was introduced in Fiji, girls living in houses with a TV were 3 times more likely to show symptoms of eating disorders
• Becker et al. (2002) found that girls compared their body shape with body images on TV and dieting had become commonplace
• Becker et al. (2002) found that in 1998, 69% of those studied said they had gone on diets to lose weight
• Becker et al. (2002) found that in 1998, 74% of those studied said they were thought they were "too big or fat"
• Becker et al. (2002) showed the negative and immediate effect of the media on girls when discussing the topic of Body Image