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Overweight women's self–esteem plummets when they view photographs of models of any size, according to a new study. This research provides important new insights into how media exposure affects the self–esteem of overweight and underweight women. "Underweight women's self–esteem always increases, regardless of the model they look at," the authors explain. "On the other hand, overweight women's self–esteem always decreases, regardless of the model they look at." Perhaps surprisingly, overweight and underweight women showed comparable levels of self–esteem when they weren't looking at models.


   

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