People who are unhappy with their figure avoid reading glossy magazines with photos of beautiful and slender models, unless these photographs are accompanied by an article stating that any person can achieve such results.

To this conclusion came the psychology of Ohio State University (USA), having carried out research among young people. If the magazine has tips on how to improve your appearance, then beautiful photos can be a source of inspiration for readers to improve their own body shape.

Participants in the experiment filled out questionnaires, where they were asked about satisfaction with life and other aspects of life, to cover up the main purpose of the study. The questionnaire also contained questions about personal perception of the person of his body. Then volunteers were given a magazine with photographs of models with ideal forms - one copy contained only a photo, the other in addition to beautiful pictures included recommendations for effective diet and exercise.

It is noticed that men and women who were unhappy with their figure, 50% longer looked at the photos of their sex models, when next to the images there was an article on how to achieve such a figure. If in the journal there were simply photos of "handsome men", people who had certain complexes about their appearance avoided looking at them. The results help to understand why glossy women's weight loss magazines and fitness magazines are so popular.

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