According to Laurie Mintz, associate professor of education, school, and counseling psychology, “it had been thought that women who are heavier feel worse than a thinner woman after viewing pictures of the thin ideal in the mass media. ”
Hariduse, koolituse ja psühholoogilise nõustamise abiprofessori Laurie Mintzi sõnul „arvati varem, et pärast massimeedia edastatava peenikese ideaalkuju pildi vaatamist tunnevad suurema kehakaaluga naised end halvemini kui saledamad naised ”.