Semester
Summer
Date of Graduation
2011
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Type
MS
College
Reed College of Media
Department
Reed College of Media
Committee Chair
Steve Urbanski.
Abstract
This study investigated the effects of beauty pageant participation on body dissatisfaction, depression, and self-esteem among women. A group of 20 women who participated in reality show beauty pageants as adults was compared with another group of 20 women who had never participated in beauty pageants. Pageant participants scored higher on body dissatisfaction as well as self-esteem. Neither group had mean depression scores in the clinically significant range. These findings suggest that beauty pageant participation among young adult women may influence their body dissatisfaction and self-esteem but may not have a significant effect on depression.
Recommended Citation
Everhart, Angela, "Entertaining a False Reality: A social comparison examination of beauty pageant participation and the effect on body dissatisfaction, depression, and self-esteem" (2011). Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports. 3452.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/3452