A growing body of research suggests that media portrayals of the thin ideal have negative effects on body satisfaction, but has this knowledge translated into practical solutions? First, this analysis will examine the literature describing the correlation between media representation of the thin ideal and body dissatisfaction. Next, a review of recent empirical studies on trends in media and body dissatisfaction will be presented. Finally, researchers' recent implications of the disparity in reporting of gender body dissatisfaction will be summarized. Many scholars find it problematic when it is assumed that body image has worsened (and continues to worsen) for both genders over time. To have a clear understanding of the correlation between body image and psychosocial functioning, it is significant to investigate whether the trend of body image has changed in recent decades. It should also be noted that problems involving body image are associated with serious disorders, such as eating disorders, depression, anxiety and low self-esteem. Exposure to mass media representations of the ideal thin body may be linked to body image disturbances. in women. Researchers Grabe, Hyde, and Ward (2008) conducted a meta-analysis that examined experimental and correlational studies focusing on the relationship of media exposure to women's body dissatisfaction, eating behavior, and ideal internalization subtle. The results of these analyzes suggest that media exposure is strongly related to women's body dissatisfaction. They state that media exposure has a negative impact on women's body image regardless of other variables (e.g. assessment technique, individual variability, age, etc.) Media trends and body dissatisfaction......half of document ......ve consistently found a strong correlation between exposure to media representations of the ideal thin body and greater body dissatisfaction. The results of numerous studies indicate that women's body satisfaction has increased on average over time. It has been speculated that this trend may be due to increased public awareness of the media's exaggerated representation of the thin ideal. As the body mass index of the average woman has also increased over time, it has further been suggested that there may be an acceptance of greater weight and less exaggerated body ideals, called "real bodies". While female body satisfaction has increased on average over time, male body satisfaction has remained largely the same. The researchers suggested that differences in body satisfaction between males and females could arise from differences in body comparison.