According to the studies that Paula presents, these films have a critical effect on the way children perceive their bodies and when they are shown a princess whose waist is narrower than the circumference of her head (which is physically impossible) it imprints on them a body image that is not realistic. Accordingly, you can see grown women who today have surgeries to remove ribs in order to look like princesses.
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Therefore, if we ask whether Disney films affect children – the answer is not only yes according to Rosenberg, but the films also affect a distorted perception of reality and lower self-confidence. Meaning, it is a material for building consciousness, especially when the characters that are a little fuller are often villains, or characters with low self-confidence, anti-social behavior, etc. The princesses on the other hand are usually confident and romantically successful.