The effects of Barbie syndromeWhat is Barbie syndrome? a question asked by many who scan the title at the top of this article. As Farlex defines it: “The drive, often by adolescent girls, to achieve impossible standards of beauty, projected by toys – for example, Mattel's Barbie doll – and the media, leading to failure and frustration, problems related to body image, eating disorders and self-image, "this is a formal definition of Barbie syndrome. People affected by Barbie syndrome are widespread and also do not include women. affects men, causing much harm to their mental and physical health. According to Encyclopedia Britannica, "Barbie is a plastic doll measuring 11.9 inches, with the figure of an adult woman, introduced in 1959 by Mattel Inc." . and created by a woman named Ruth Handler in 1955. The Barbie was a modification of a German pornographic doll called Bild Lilli This doll will forever affect our American youth with her abnormally perfect body. girl. Barbara Handler now Barbara Handler Segal Due to her marriage, Ruth Handler's daughter does not look like Barbie. Beside the Barbie doll, there was also a Ken doll known to Barbie's boyfriend, the Ken doll was introduced in 1961, a few years after the Barbie doll. The Barbie effect is an effect that shows how playing with Barbie dolls affected a child's mind by displaying a perfect or so-called perfect body, with the doll now being used as a children's toy that many women play with for fifty years. Many mothers have not yet noticed the effect of Barbie on their children, this is due to the innocence of the doll at first glance, it is a hug...... middle of paper ......omen & Body Image " Adios Barbie. Accessed April 16, 2014. http://www.adiosbarbie.com/feature-articles/multicultural-women-body-image/."Your little one is- Is he on the right track? Stages of childhood development. " Accessed April 15, 2014. http://childdevelopmentinfo.com/child-development/normaldevelopment.Maine, Margo. Body Wars: Making Peace with Women's Bodies: An Activist's Guide. Carlsbad, CA: Gürze Books, 2000 “Minnesota Starvation Experiment.” Wikipedia, August 4, 2014. Accessed April 16, 2014. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesota_Starvation_Experiment “The Negative Effects of Barbie on Young Girls and Long-Term Outcomes. " Divine Caroline. Accessed April 20, 2014. http://www.divinecaroline.com/life-etc/momhood/negative-effects-barbie-young-girls-long-term-results.Oppenheimer, Jerry Toy Monster: The Great , Mattel's Bad World, Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.., 2009.