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Showing 1 to 20 of 24 for “"Body Image Disturbance"”.
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Body image disturbance in anorexia nervosa
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An Examination of Social Media and the Tripartite Influence Model of Body Image Disturbance
<p>The Tripartite Influence Model of body image disturbance demonstrates that parents, peers, and media play a role in the development of body image dissatisfaction and eating disorder psychopathology. Research suggests that parents, peers, and media play direct roles on the development of body …
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Visual body perception: Towards identifying objective markers of body image disturbance in brain and behaviour
… research however, has addressed whether visual body perception is modulated by the observer’s conscious experience of their own body (body image). This thesis was therefore dedicated to investigating the relationship between body image disturbance and visual body perception, with the aim of …
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The influence of sociocultural and interpersonal factors on body image disturbance and unhealthy dieting in female adolescents
Body image disturbance and unhealthy dieting in adolescent females are areas of particular concern for mental health professionals, teachers, and parents. Many theories have been developed to explain body image disturbance and unhealthy dieting, in which sociocultural pressure and interpersonal …
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The relationship between body image disturbance and health maintenance behaviors: An assessment of breast self-examination among women
Body image disturbances are associated with a variety of health compromising behaviors; however, less is known about their impact on health maintenance behaviors. The present study investigated the relationship between body image disturbances and the frequency of a specific body-focused health …
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Multidimensional Acculturation Among South Asians: Factor Structure of the Vancouver Index of Acculturation (VIA) and Relationship to Eating and Body-Image Disturbance
Eating and body-image disturbance are commonly experienced by young women, and are known risk factors in the development of eating disorders and other psychopathology (Smolak & Striegel-Moore, 2001). Although previously believed to predominantly impact White women, eating and body-image disturbance …
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The Impact of Trauma and Attachment on Eating Disorder Symptomology
… were compared on measures of attachment, trauma, body image disturbance, and eating disorder psychopathology. Eighty-six percent of participants reported at least one traumatic experience. Trauma, attachment, and body image disturbance independently predicted eating disorder severity. However, …
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Testing an integrated body image media model : focusing on a cross-cultural comparison between US and Korean college women
… media use, cognitive and emotional outcomes, body image disturbance, and behavioral outcomes by comparing two cultural groups. Also, this project tested diverse moderating variables related to cognitive / emotional outcomes (appearance importance, self-discrepancies, and self-esteem) and …
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The Effects of Appearance Schemas and Commentary on Body Image and Eating Disorder Psychopathology
… predicted overall appearance satisfaction, body satisfaction, and eating disorder psychopathology. Appearance schemas and frequency and effect of both negative and positive shape and weight commentary were shown to be significant predictors of appearance satisfaction. Appearance schemas and …
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Body image in overweight and obese women: The influence of age, ethnicity, perceived attractiveness, and romantic partners
Research regarding women's body image has been limited by focusing on normal weight college-aged women. The purpose of this study was to examine how ethnicity, age, and perceived attractiveness impact overweight and obese women's body image within heterosexual romantic partnerships. Five hundred …
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Exploring the Complex Treatment Experiences of Eating Disorder Clients
… (EDNOS) but who also had a previous diagnosis of Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD). The client was treated primarily with Fairburn’s (2008) “transdiagnostic” model of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for eating disorders (CBT-E) with integrated conceptualisations and interventions from a CBT approach for …
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The Effects Of Exposure To Feminist Ideology On Women's Body Image
Body image disturbance has become an increasing problem among women (Cash & Henry, 1995). Thus researchers have begun to focus on methods of prevention and intervention. Programs utilizing psychoeducation and Festinger's cognitive dissonance theory, for example, have been found to reduce body image …
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An investigation of the relationship between stress and body image in Australian youth
… health concerns, it has not been investigated in body image disturbance. Specifically, body dissatisfaction is reported to peak during adolescence and persist into young adulthood. Despite the inclusion of stress management training in prevention programs for body image disturbance in adolescence, …
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An investigation of the relationship between stress and body image in Australian youth
… health concerns, it has not been investigated in body image disturbance. Specifically, body dissatisfaction is reported to peak during adolescence and persist into young adulthood. Despite the inclusion of stress management training in prevention programs for body image disturbance in adolescence, …
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A QUALITATIVE APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION AND THIN DEPICTING MEDIA USE AMONG COLLEGE-AGED FEMALES
… basis for exposure to thin depicting media and body image, by way of Social Cognitive Theory, social comparison theory, and objectification theory. Further, interpersonal communication has demonstrated a mediating role between exposure to health communication campaigns and behavioral outcomes. …
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The Effects of Exposure to Images of the Male Muscular Ideal on Body Image and Muscularity Concerns in Men
<p>Though body-image has been well-researched in women for more than 40 years, theoretical discussions and empirical investigations addressing male body-image have only recently began to emerge. Work by Pope, Phillips and Olivardia (2000) has begun to identify the dynamics of male body-image …
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Emotional Stroop Effects: Eating Disorders and Obesity
… of emotional valence on selective processing of body-shape related words in young women who suffer from anorexia, bulimia, or obesity, and non-clinical controls. Research in the area of emotional Stroop interference has indicated that persons with eating disorders, particularly anorectics, show …
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The effects of female gender role appraisal and body image threat on the stress responses of women: a validation of the feminine gender role stress scale
… and physiological reactivity to a "feminine" (body image) stressor than a neutral control condition. The FGRS scale was developed to measure the cognitive tendency among women to appraise specific situations as stressful due to commitments, beliefs, and values that are a product of the …
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Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire-4-Revised in Asian Americans
… measure of sociocultural influences on body image and eating disturbance, which includes different forms for females and males. However, few studies have performed a psychometric evaluation of the SATAQ-4R among Asian Americans. Thus, the aims of the current study were to explore the …
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Examining body image among adolescent girls
Negative body image is commonplace among females. The start point for this programme of research was to undertake a systematic review to (a) provide a comprehensive review of sport and exercise interventions intended to enhance female adolescent body image, (b) identify research strengths and …
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