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Victoria Nielsen
English 1001 Section 64
Ms. Coco
5 December 2015
Annotated Bibliography
"Body Image." The Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology. Ed. Bonnie Strickland. 2nd ed.
Detroit: Gale, 2001. 85-86. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 5 Nov. 2015.
This source discusses the idea of the environment playing a role in the
development of eating disorders. The editor, Bonnie Strickland is a psychologist
and old president of the American Psychological Association. This is a good
source because the United States has created a highly competitive environment
that depends on physical appearances. Its an interesting way to look at the role of
Western cultures creating this highly unrealistic environment that affects young
girls everywhere
Ferguson, Christopher, et al. "Concurrent And Prospective Analyses Of Peer, Television
And Social Media Influences On Body Dissatisfaction, Eating Disorder
Symptoms And Life Satisfaction In Adolescent Girls." Journal Of Youth &
Adolescence 43.1 (2014): 1-14 14p. CINAHL Complete. Web. 19 Nov. 2015.
This source examines the role of social media in a sample of 237 Hispanic girls
and shows that peer influence has a factor in a persons self-image. Christopher
Ferguson is the chair of psychology at A & M International University. It could be
an interesting topic to discuss peer pressure having an influence on self-image. It

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could show my readers that an influence of poor self-esteem comes from peer
pressure, which is developed from social medias influence.
Lask, Bryan. "Eating Disorders." International Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family.
Ed. James J. Ponzetti. 2nd ed. Vol. 2. New York: Macmillan Reference USA,
2003. 503-506. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 5 Nov. 2015.
This encyclopedia examines the causes, how culture affects, and the treatment of
eating disorders. Bryan Lask is a professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at
the University of London. I will focus on how culture affects a person who suffers
from an eating disorder. It contains some useful statics about the average size of a
woman and how that has changed through out the years, which can strengthen my
paper.
Mabe, Annalise G.Forney, K. JeanKeel, Pamela K. "Do You 'Like' My Photo? Facebook
Use Maintains Eating Disorder Risk." International Journal Of Eating Disorders
47.5 (2014): 516-523. Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection. Web. 19
Nov. 2015.
This source is a study on the effect on Facebook and eating disorders. Pamela K.
Kell is an associate professor of the department of psychology at Florida State
University. I think its interesting to see the results of a specific social media such
as Facebook. It will help my audience be able to see the reality of social media
and the effects it has on people.
Naylor, Lisa. "Am I Pretty Or Ugly?." Alive: Canada's Natural Health & Wellness
Magazine 395 (2015): 16-22. Alt HealthWatch. Web. 18 Nov. 2015.

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This source shows that the relationship between social media and poor self-image
can start from a young age. Lisa Naylor is an eating disorder counselor in
Winnipeg, Manitoba. This article was published in Canadas Natural Health and
Wellness Magazine. I think this would be a good source because it helps to
support my idea of children being exposed to social media at a young age can lead
to negative effect on a childs self-esteem, which can lead to things such as eating
disorders.
Schreiber, Katherine. "Body Conscious." Psychology Today 48.5 (2015): 34. MAS Ultra School Edition. Web. 18 Nov. 2015.
This magazine article examines the negative effects of advertising this unrealistic
body type in the media. Katherine Schreiber is a former PT editor and the coauthor of The Truth About Exercise Addition. This is a good source because it
contains a lot of real life examples including the psychological effects of young
women who get exposed to these images and the dramatic measures she goes
through to try to get this perfect, skinny body. It makes my argument stronger
because I can show my audience an actual example of the effects of social media.
Vogel, Amanda. "Social Media, And Body Image: Complicated Relationship." IDEA
Fitness Journal 12.1 (2015): 39-44. SPORTDiscus with Full Text. Web. 18 Nov.
2015.
This source discusses the effect of social media such as Instagram, Twitter, and
Facebook having a negative effect on body image. Amanda Vogel is a writer from
Vancouver, British Columbia, with a Master of the Arts. It contains a lot of good
quotes from personal trainers to psychology professor such as April Smith, PhD

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an assistant psychology professor at Miami. This article was published in IDEA
Fitness Journal. It helps to back up my point that spending more time on social
media can have a dramatic effect on a persons self-image.