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Stereotypical Media Images and Anxiety in Black Adolescent Girls

Jean, Elizabeth Ashley
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1556492963344352

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2019, MA, Kent State University, College of Arts and Sciences / Department of Psychological Sciences.
In the context of psychopathology, media images have been implicated in a wide range of negative psychological and behavioral outcomes including decreased mood and body esteem and increased violent and anti-social behavior. However, within the limited literature examining the effect of media portrayals on Black women and adolescents, results have been inconsistent suggesting a need to explore the impact of media images further in adolescent Black girls. The current study is an examination of the relationship between media exposure to stereotypical images of Black women and anxiety symptoms in a sample of 66 adolescent Black girls. It was hypothesized that increased exposure to stereotypical media images of Black women would be associated with a negative appraisal of these images and increased anxiety symptomology. Results indicated that more frequent exposure to these images was in fact associated with a more negative appraisal and this relationship was moderated by racial identity. Future work is needed to examine potential clinical implications of this negative appraisal as well as potential factors contributing to Black girls continued resilience to media portrayals.
Angela Neal-Barnett (Advisor)
Karin Coifman (Committee Member)
Jennifer Taber (Committee Member)
Robert Stadulis (Committee Member)
65 p.
Psychobiology
Black adolescent girls; anxiety; media; stereotypes

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  • Jean, E. A. (2019). Stereotypical Media Images and Anxiety in Black Adolescent Girls [Master's thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1556492963344352

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Jean, Elizabeth. Stereotypical Media Images and Anxiety in Black Adolescent Girls. 2019. Kent State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1556492963344352.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Jean, Elizabeth. "Stereotypical Media Images and Anxiety in Black Adolescent Girls." Master's thesis, Kent State University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1556492963344352

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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