Television is believed to control a large portion of the judgments made by youth. The study involved 444 young Belgian girls who were asked to cross-check the effects of reality television on their tan and skin color. Young women are more likely to develop skin cancer if they have a tendency to tan. This study examined whether self-objectification and sun tan ideals were possible to explain the connection. An operational equation model created by the researchers disclose that watching reality television was connected to the internalization of sun tan ideals and self-objectification. Skin cancer is the leading cause of death in two to three millions people every year.
This hypothesis examines the reasons why college students are tanned. There is a large number of people who suffer from the effects of UV radiation. This may have something to do with Western culture’s value of beauty and sexual attraction. Reality TV, which is the primary source of information about appearances, emphasizes the importance and creates ideal appearances. These ideal body appearances may inspire youth to conform to the media’s standards of appearance. This media content that portrays women with unrealistic ideal appearances may trigger self-objectification.Self-objectification is the trend to observe oneself from an observer’s perspective, concentrating solely on one’s appearance and discounting one’s personality. Self-objectification can have devastating consequences, including depression and eating disorders. This hypothesis is intended to improve scholarly knowledge through three methods. First, the combination of illustrative and actual mechanisms that are behind reality television’s relationship with tanning activities. To provide new perspectives on the objectification process in health research, we will use reality television as the main source. Ultraviolet exposure and other risks are the causes of objectification. This hypothesis is intended to help explain the relationship between media use and problematic behavior by youths.
This second concept is intended to be studied in this research. It examines the internalization and connections between media content about appearance ideals. While research has been conducted before on how media content influences appearance norms, which focus on body shapes and appearances, this hypothesis examines whether media content encourages young women to treat their bodies like toys.
The last reason behind the hypothesis is literature. It centers on reality television’s gene. While reality television is popular among youths for its portrayal of real people in real-life situations, it can also be very influential in terms of its influence on young people. However, in reality it is fake people in scripted situations. Reality TV shows that women are capable of achieving a beautiful and attractive appearance. To collect data, a survey was conducted online about college women’s daily lives. Incentives were offered to increase response.
The survey was also distributed via the electronic network to high schools offering extra specialization years, to verify the representativeness. By means of a six-point scale, one being almost never to six being almost always, respondents indicated how often they had watched each reality television show listed; self-objectification, internalization, and tanning behaviors were also recorded. These are the findings of the researchers. Health campaigns and prior research have already warned of the potential health risks of using ultraviolet light to tan. This study found that younger women of colour continue to use tanning products, increasing their risk of skin cancer. It appears that the reality television shows can be a contributing factor to this behavior.
The association between reality TV and exposure to ultraviolent light among white 18-to-22 year-old women can be explained by objectification theory. By using a structural equation model to apply the framework of objection theory, reality television is shown to be positively related to the internalization of sun tan ideals and self-objectification. This proves that the unhealthy ultraviolet exposure is responsible for the internalization or self-objection as well as sun tan. Furthermore, these findings align with previous research that watching reality television is positively related to self-objectification.
Study results on objectification have shown that women who focus more on their appearance than others are likely to feel better about themselves. This study is a continuation of previous research that used reality television to teach young women about current ideals for appearance. The relevance pertaining to my readers includes that reality television is in ways negatively affecting our youth by entertaining the idea of self-objectification. Our youth must have a healthy understanding of their bodies and be encouraged to engage in positive health-related activities. This study shows how reality television has an impact on youth. This study shows that media content can be interpreted in self-centered ways.
Citations
Trekels, J., Eggermont, S., Koppen, E., & Vandenbosch, L. (2018).
Reality TV and young women’s tan behavior are a source of beauty ideals.
Communication Quarterly, 66(3), 325-343. https://doiorg.proxy.mul.missouri.edu/10.1080/01463373.2017.1381627
