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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"body perception"”.
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Neural correlates for body perception development during childhood
… of the neural mechanism underlying emotional body perception, during childhood, using Event-Related Potentials (ERPs). Understanding other people’s emotional status is a crucial need in children’s everyday interactions. Literature suggests that children benefit from body cues as much as they …
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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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Body Perception and Body Dissatisfaction: A Longitudinal Examination of Body Image and Disordered Eating Symptoms
Introduction: Body size perception and attitudes towards the body (e.g., body dissatisfaction) are two distinct but interconnected components of body image. The relationship between body perceptions and disordered eating is poorly understood. The objective of this project was to examine body size …
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Gender and Tanner Stage Found to Have an Effect on Children's Body Perception in Rural Pre-adolescents
<p><strong>Objectives:</strong> Determine body image perceptions among rural-residing preadolescents and examine the effects of a nutrition and physical activity intervention program on body image perception. <strong>Methods</strong>: Fifth and sixth grade students from five rural South Dakota …
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Driven to look good: the role of narcissism in concerns about body perception and motivations to act on those concerns
… and heightened motivation to acquire a desirable body shape. Past research suggests that narcissistic individuals revel in their own physical appearance but no research looks at the drive these narcissistic individuals have to obtain an acceptable physical form. To examine this drive, 60 …
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The role of a pelvic orthotic in the management of Chronic Pregnancy-Related Pelvic Girdle Pain: a feasibility study and validation of a novel body perception measure
… may be to impart an effect on the disturbed body perception, which preliminary evidence has demonstrated is affected in women with PPGP. Current understanding is limited by an absence of research into women with PPGP and limitations with testing methods for body perception. <br/><br/>The …
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Body image, body percept, body scheme, somatoesthezie - literární rešerše s kazuistikou
This bachelor's thesis on "Body image, body perception, somatoesthesis" deals with the perception and evaluation of own body by the individual. In this thesis there have been described in a brief summary the evolution and the terminology, the means of examination of the perception and evaluation of …
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Body perceptions of Western Australian female group fitness instructors and the influence of the workplace
… the often unattainable pursuit of an ideal body shape. The fitness centre often displays pictures of slim body shapes on the walls and sells goods and services that relate to weight loss and the improvement of the appearance. The instructors are part of this environment that promotes ideal …
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Factors Related to Body Image Appraisal Associated with Receiving Treatment for a Malignant Brain Tumor
… coping skills, and their subsequent effect on body image appraisal in the population of subjects undergoing treatment for a malignant brain tumor. The many potential changes in physical appearance and functional abilities, including the loss of hair, the onset of Cushing's syndrome and varied …
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Student perceptions of connotations of reproductive physiology terms found in college human sexuality textbooks
… study was to compare the difference in student perceptions of connotations of reproductive physiology in human sexuality textbooks. The intention of this study was to identify and document any gender bias that may exist in the wording of textbooks published between 2000 and 2002 that address …
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Translating Embodiment: A Look at Language and Cognition of Dance Performance from Studio to Stage
… program, but from a dynamic dance in which body, perception, and world guide each other’s step,” says cognitive dance researcher Edward C. Warburton. This research connects phenomenological theories of embodiment with long-standing and emerging theories of cognitive science. Specifically, it …
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How does social comparison affect self-esteem in the classroom after receiving an exam grade
… has many effects on everyday life, including body perception, learning in schools, self-esteem, exercise habits, and even balance. These different topics have been studied numerous times in the past. The hypothesis of this study is social comparison will have a significant change in …
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How will well-being insights change architecture in the post-pandemic era?
… from the early 20th century. The change of body perception because of disease impacted architecture, reconfiguring it in a way that the building could function as a medical tool. However, after years of living in a world without pandemics, designers just about to forget the importance of the …
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Intergroup Biases in Person Perception: The Impact of Race and Expansive Poses on Perceived Trait Attributions and Evaluations of Professional and Interpersonal Success
… However, this work has largely focused on perceptions of White targets. The current work, fills this research gap by investigating the implications of body pose for both White and Black targets. In three studies, participants were presented with images of White and Black targets with …
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Things made strange : de︠st︡abilizing habitual perception
Technology mediates our perception of the world. The tools of contemporary society's digital habit aim for transparency, creating an inextricable link between the human body, perception and life-world. The resulting entanglement between humans and technology challenges the sensorium: illusion and …
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“Fitspiration” effects: Assessing the effects of social media “fitspiration” images on female athletes
… fitspiration images affect female athletes’ body image perceptions in comparison to sample examples of elite athletes' images from Instagram as well as their own social media accounts. This study used three different types of images sets of “fitspiration” images and elite athlete images to …
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The Embodied Mind: Mindfulness Meditation as Experiential Learning in Adult Education
… (FPP), that is how meditation affects the self-perception and self-description in expert and beginner meditators. Indeed, through a qualitative study I will assess the educational outcomes of a two months long period of meditation in terms of self-perception and experience description skills on …
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The Development of Body Image in Young Children: The Role of Muscularity and Adiposity
Negative body image can cause serious psychological problems. In some Western societies, body image concerns can develop at a young age, with early preadolescents preferring thinner bodies and reporting body dissatisfaction. The aims here were to clarify the significant gaps in published research, …
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The Development of Body Image in Young Children: The Role of Muscularity and Adiposity
Negative body image can cause serious psychological problems. In some Western societies, body image concerns can develop at a young age, with early preadolescents preferring thinner bodies and reporting body dissatisfaction. The aims here were to clarify the significant gaps in published research, …
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