Natalie Sands

 Staffordshire University
Mirror Mirror, What influences do magazines have on the body image of young women, how are they influenced and what are the health implications?

Mirror, Mirror! Survey

Q1 How old are you?  


Q2 Do you read any of the following magazines?
(Please tick all appropriate)		  
Closer Heat
Now! New
Diet Now More
Reveal Cosmopolitan
Star Marie Claire
Q3 Would you buy a magazine because the front cover has a picture of a slim celebrity?  
Yes No
Q4 Would you buy a magazine because it has statements like "Drop a dress size in 2 weeks!" or "Get a flatter stomach in 14 days!" etc on the front cover?  
Yes No
Q5 Have you ever followed a diet that has featured in a magazine?  
Yes No
Q5a If No, would you consider following a diet featured in a magazine?  
Yes No
Q6 Do magazines make you feel that slim and beautiful women have better lifestyles?  
Yes No
Q7 Do you aspire to look like celebrities in magazines from a weight and figure point of view?  
Yes No
Q8 Do you have a celebrity role model?  
Yes No
Q8a If Yes, who is your celebrity role model?  
Q9 Do you feel magazines put pressure on you to be slim?  
Yes No
Q10 Would you consider following a diet plan because it has been endorsed by a celebrity?  
Yes No
Q11 How much of an impact do magazines have on your image?  
Q12 Do you know anyone who has gone to extremes to look thinner?  
Yes No
Q12a If Yes, do you think this is becasue of the way women are portrayed in magazines?  
Yes No
Q13 Would you goto extremes to look thinner?  
Yes No
Q13a If Yes, what extremes would you goto?  
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