Airbrushed, studio-model fantasies of unattainable physical perfection make women feel worse about their bodies; and they aren't much good for men either.
Psychologists Deborah Schooler and L. Monique Ward analyzed the media habits, self-image and sexual experience of 184 college males. While media consumption doesn't seem to affect satisfaction with body size and shape, guys who take in the most music videos, prime-time TV and men's magazines are much less comfortable with bodily functions, sweat and hair.
