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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"body esteem"”.
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Does This Book Make Me Look Fat? The Effect of Protagonist Body Esteem and Body Weight in Novels on Female Readers' Body Esteem
… characters that constantly worry about their body weight and have poor body esteem. Excerpts from two popular chick lit novels were used to examine the effect of a protagonist's body weight and body esteem on participants' overall body esteem, sexual attractiveness, weight concern, and …
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The association between peer relations, eating behaviors, and body esteem in adolescent girls
… between peer relations, eating behaviors, and body esteem in a sample of 876 adolescent girls ( M age = 14 years). Participants completed questionnaires assessing peer pressure about weight and appearance (i.e., social reinforcement & peer modeling), body esteem, dieting and bulimia, weight and …
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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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Intention to screen for sexually transmitted infections: A terror management health model perspective
… tend to cling to what increases their self-esteem rather than behave in a way that would actually minimize the health threat. The first study hypothesized that exposure to a brochure rife with reminders of “creatureliness” would increase death thought accessibility, while a control brochure …
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The mother of all dissatisfaction: Consequences of mother-daughter relationships on body dissatisfaction
… sociocultural beliefs and attitudes crucial for body dissatisfaction maintenance. This mixed methods study utilized two separate samples of women during respective quantitative and qualitative phases. During the quantitative phase, college aged women participants completed measures related to …
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The Role of Facial Enhancement Technology in Online Sales of Branded Color Cosmetics
… Despite its strategic importance, the existing body of literature specifically discussing the essential role of AR-based FET on consumers’ behavioral intentions is still scarce (Javornik, 2016; Wang et al., 2022). Additionally, the customers’ adoption rate of FET is still relatively low with an …
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Inter-generational transmission of values regarding weight, shape and appearance
… amongst adolescent girls and there is a growing body of researchw hich suggests that similar patterns of dieting behaviour can be found in girls as young as 9 or 10. Although adolescent dieting is common relatively little is known about the reasons for its emergence. Previous research by Pike and …
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A community based and mixed-methods approach to exploring the Dove Confident Me five-session body image intervention in a holistic school classroom
Purpose: Body dissatisfaction is experienced by many adolescents and is linked to mental, physical, and social consequences. Increasing rates of body dissatisfaction amongst adolescents have led to developing teacher-delivered interventions to alleviate the reliance on external providers and …
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Reality television and its impact on women's body image
… both print media and television may affect the body image of young women. Tiggerman and Pickering (1996) found that it was not just the amount of television viewed, but the viewing of appearance focused shows that affected body image. Schooler, Ward, Merriwether and Caruthers (2004) came to the …
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Patterns of physical attractiveness, self-rated attractiveness and sexual selection strategy in women
… (a composite of waist-to-hip ratio, body mass index and facial attractiveness) was not related to self-rated attractiveness, or the sexual attractiveness or physical condition components of body esteem. As physical attractiveness was not related to women's self-rated attractiveness, …
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The effects of social media sites on self-esteem
… sites, particularly Facebook, and the self-esteem levels of college students. According to past research, there appears to be a connection between more time spent online and a decline in face-to-face communication with family and peers, which leads to feelings of loneliness and depression …
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Psychological Distress and Change in a Pediatric Obesity Population
… younger children express more positive body image than do older children, and females self-report a higher incidence of depression than do males. Further, this study indicates the need for future research in regards to body image and body esteem in this population.</p>
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Body Image Satisfaction in Infant and Pediatric Cardiac Transplant Recipients as Adolescents
… of receiving a heart transplant, factors such as body image, self-perception, stress and mood have emerged from the literature. As such, this study assessed psychosocial variables of body image satisfaction, self-concept, depression, and social stress in adolescents age 13-18 who received a heart …
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Cultural and Personal Influences on Body Satisfaction in Mexican American Women
… examining the impact of acculturation on body satisfaction while integrating possible mediating variables for a sample of Mexican American women. Specifically, the study examined the relationships among acculturation (ARSMA-II), acculturative stress related to racism and immigration …
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The Antecedents and Consequences of Body Image Dissatisfaction: A Structural Modeling Analysis and a Controlled Laboratory Task
… to examine factors thought to play a role in body image dissatisfaction and eating disturbance (Thompson et al., 1999). The current investigation extended this line of research using structural equation modeling to examine a tripartite model of body image dissatisfaction. Female participants …
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Social comparison and body image in non or infrequent exercisers and exercisers
Body image refers to an individual's internal representation ofhis/her outer self (Cash, 1994; Thompson, Heinberg, Altabe, & Tantleff-Dunn, 1999). It is a multidimensional construct which includes an individual's attitudes towards hislher own physical characteristics (Bane & McAuley, 1998; Cash, …
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Self-Reported Body Satisfaction Rates Among Collegiate Female Athletes and Their Use of Social Media
… to the serious risk factors as a result of body dissatisfaction, including low self esteem, depression, eating disorders and obesity. Literature on the psychological effects of social media on perception of body satisfaction is lacking for the collegiate female athlete population. This …
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Metabolic Control, Quality of Life, and Body Image In Patients With Glycogen Storage Disease Type Ia
… have found lower scores in quality of life and body image in GSDIa patients; however, the specific factors influencing this relationship remain unknown. In this study, 24 adult participants (n=24) with glycogen storage disease type Ia completed a survey including measures of health-related …