Thin-Ideal Social Comparison Samuel West Social Psychology Tara Kelley October 10, 2008 Thin-Ideal Social Comparison I feel it is safe to say that each of us do indeed view celebrities on a daily basis. This takes place whether we are standing in the grocery store check out line looking at the magazines, surfing the internet, simply watching television, and the list goes on. Pictures of these individuals are all around us. These ideal-thin individuals seem to be setting a thinness As stated above females have many opportunities to view those thin-ideal women. Subsequently women have a far greater opportunity to view and compare those individuals around them. These could most likely include higher numbers of unfit and/or overweight individuals. Do these downward comparisons, those seen as unfit and/or overweight, cause greater body satisfaction? individuals were finished working out they were approached and asked to complete a survey. All asked to be involved complied. Wasilenko et al. (2007)found that exercise times were the shortest when the fit peer was in view and the longest when the unfit peer was in view. They also found that body satisfaction was lower for the individuals who viewed the fit peer than those who were in the control and unfit peer groups. To the control and unfit peer group there seemed to be no difference in body satisfaction. This study showed that although viewing peers who are fit might create lower body satisfaction. The viewing of an unfit peer does not raise ones body satisfaction. were then asked to fill out a survey which focused on their personal perception of themselves. Krones et al., found as hypothesized the individuals who compared themselves to the thin-ideal individual reported significant increases to body dissatisfaction. Nothing in their research showed a connection between the thin-ideal and a physiological response. Does this poor social comparison lead to eating disorders such as AnorexiaNervosa? A study done...