Ep 54: Improving body image for men and boys

The paper I discuss in this episode reports on a study about how to improve men’s and boys’ body image in the face of beefy models on social media. The materials they used - and which seemed to work - can be found here. Let us know your reaction:

The movie review is of a live-action Australian film, recommended for ages 10 and up, and based on a Tim Winton novel. It came out last year, and addresses some very timely issues, including the question of how well we listen to the voice of children and young people.

Finally, in Zooming Out, I introduce a new website that has gathered together a vast array of materials on how to best use digital technologies in early childhood settings. I haven’t had time to look at everything on the site, but I suggest a couple of ways listeners could use it.

Hoping to have another episode out soon, so watch this space, or if you want to get a notification when it drops, all you have to do is …

Show notes

British paper: Chris Stiff and Megan Cutts, ‘The effectiveness of an instagram intervention targeted at men to reduce body dissatisfaction’ (2024) 43 Current Psychology 9838–9853; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12144-023-05060-8

Blueback review: https://childrenandmedia.org.au/movie-reviews/movies/blueback

Blueback availability in Australia: https://www.flicks.com.au/movie/blueback/

Zooming Out details: the website https://youngchildrendigitalsociety.com.au/

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Children and Media Australia (CMA)

You can find the Children and Media Australia Know Before You Go service via this link.

Then, depending what you’re looking for, you can sort the list or search by title alphabetically, by age suitability, by classification or by date added. All of the reviews are prepared by people with training in child development, and they cover every G and PG title released in Australian cinemas since 2002, as well as selected M-rated movies and some pre-2002 ones that are available on streaming services.

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