Loma Linda University TheScholarsRepository@LLU: Digital Archive of Research, Scholarship & Creative Works Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects 9-2014 The Effects of Appearance-Based Reality Shows on Body Image Amanda F. Suplee
[email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarsrepository.llu.edu/etd Part of the Clinical Psychology Commons Recommended Citation Suplee, Amanda F., "The Effects of Appearance-Based Reality Shows on Body Image" (2014). Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects. 314. https://scholarsrepository.llu.edu/etd/314 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by TheScholarsRepository@LLU: Digital Archive of Research, Scholarship & Creative Works. It has been accepted for inclusion in Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects by an authorized administrator of TheScholarsRepository@LLU: Digital Archive of Research, Scholarship & Creative Works. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY School of Behavioral Health in conjunction with the Faculty of Graduate Studies ____________________ The Effects of Appearance-Based Reality Shows on Body Image by Amanda F. Suplee ____________________ A Thesis submitted in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology ____________________ September 2014 © 2014 Amanda F. Suplee All Rights Reserved Each person whose signature appears below certifies that this thesis in his/her opinion is adequate, in scope and quality, as a thesis for the degree Doctor of Philosophy. , Chairperson Sylvia Herbozo, Assistant Professor of Psychology Adam L. Arechiga, Assistant Professor of Psychology Hector Betancourt, Professor of Psychology iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First, I would like to thank my family and my friends for continued support throughout this journey.