Laura E. Willis
Quinnipiac University
6 Papers
29 Citations
Laura E. Willis is an academic researcher from Quinnipiac University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Social comparison theory & Beauty. The author has an hindex of 5, co-authored 6 publications. Previous affiliations of Laura E. Willis include Ohio State University.
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Papers
Weighing Women Down: Messages on Weight Loss and Body Shaping in Editorial Content in Popular Women's Health and Fitness Magazines
TL;DR: The findings suggest that body shaping and weight loss are a major topic in these magazines, contributing to roughly one-fifth of all editorial content, and reflect overemphasis on appearance over health and on exercise-related behaviors over caloric reduction behaviors and the combination of both behaviors.
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A Crack in the Crystal Ball Prolonged Exposure to Media Portrayals of Social Roles Affect Possible Future Selves
TL;DR: Despite much advocacy for increasing the number of strong female role models in the media, the perpetuation of traditional beauty ideals makes women feel more positively about their future.
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The Allure of Aphrodite: How Gender‐Congruent Media Portrayals Impact Adult Women's Possible Future Selves
TL;DR: This article investigated how media exposure affects how non-college women envision their futures and found that exposure to homemaker portrayals induced more thoughts about possible future selves (PFSs) and fostered concerns about motherhood and career roles; it also produced more positive affective valence compared with exposure to portrayals of professional women.
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Promoting Health Knowledge: The Impact of Public Relations Efforts on News Media Coverage of Health Research
Laura E. Willis
- 01 Jan 2014
TL;DR: The role of public relations professionals in the flow of information is discussed in this article, where the authors propose a modified gatekeeping model for public access to health research through news media.
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Beauty or Business Queen How Young Women Select Media to Reinforce Possible Future Selves
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined related processes per the Selective Exposure Self and Affect Management model with a focus on young women's magazine use and found that possible future self-concepts as romantic partner, parent, and professional were reinforced through selective exposure to beauty and business magazines.