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Showing 1 to 20 of 32 for “"body self"”.
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Body Self-Esteem and Sexual Risk-Taking in Caribbean Adolescents
… tasks of adolescence is the development of body self-esteem as they transition from children to young adults. This is also a time when many adolescents make decisions about risk behaviors that may affect their developing bodies such as drug use, smoking, and engaging in sexual activity. The …
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Relationships among body-self relations, exercise involvement, and exercise clothing attitude for women in regular exercise programs
… 1973). It also has been determined that body image concerns are strong motivators of dieting and exercising behaviors and may affect clothing attitudes (Cash & Hicks, 1990; Cash, Novy, & Grant, 1993). Body-self relations is a self-attitude composed of affective, cognitive, and behavior …
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Breath-Body-Self : an exploration of the body as a site for generating images for performance making
This thesis investigates the body as a site for generating images for purposes of performance making. It is a methodological study that draws from various traditions, methods and somatic practices, such as yoga, Fitzmaurice Voicework®, the Sanskrit system of rasa, body mapping and free writing. The …
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An exploration of one former elite UK football academy player’s lived experience of ‘being bio-banded’, through narrative inquiry: A focus on body- self relationships and identity construction
… Smith 2014) to explore the lived experiences, body-self relationships and associated identities of a footballer who had experienced maturity matched practice in academies, and as a coach worked alongside bio-banding interventions. A life history approach was adopted. Two in-depth interviews …
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Family and Individual Variables Associated With Disordered Eating
… internalized by a woman, which influences her body self-esteem, global self-esteem, eating and weight attributions of internal/external control, and global attributions of control, which then predict disordered eating. Competing theoretical models tested if the internalization hypothesis …
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Body Image Self-Discrepancies and Compulsive Exercise: Exploring the Role of Approach and Avoidance Motivational Selves
… for this behavior. Given the influence of body image disturbances on disordered eating and the relationship between compulsive exercise and disordered eating attitudes, this is extremely problematic. In the present study, it was hypothesized that the avoidance body self (feared for fat …
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Drinking Water Out of Streams
… social observation through themes of gender, the body, self-destruction, family, and obligation.
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Ageing, Gender and Dancers' Bodies : An Interdisciplinary Perspective
… cultural narratives of ageing as decline of body/self. It focuses on the experiences of ageing, and on the meaning of dancing, of practicing and retired theatrical dancers, a group who by virtue of their body-based profession face the impact of ageing earlier than most people in western …
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Place Settings: Social Aspects of the Body Image /Eating Relationship
… investigate the reciprocal relationship between body image and eating behavior as affected by race, gender, age and socio-economic status and by the public or private nature of the eating situation. Findings indicate situational differences and group differences by gender, body self-description …
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A breath of fresh air: Breathing stories of the lived experiences of asthma and sporting embodiment
… of the moving, sweating, sensuous sporting body, which holds meanings, purposes and interests for people who experience sport with asthma. Breathing is not only a physiological process, but it is also cultural and people may deal with their asthma symptoms in ways that reflect cultural …
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On Earth's Body - A New Center for the City of Alexandria Department of Parks and Recreation
I have always been interested in the body/self relationship. As a former fitness instructor and new mother, I have experienced many variations of my body. I was especially interested in what happens during movement or exercise as the body and self become more aware of each other and the spaces …
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An investigation of the relationship of locus of control and self-monitoring to body image in athletic populations
… swimmers, n=10). Two administrations of four self-report questionnaires were completed. Psychological traits of locus of control and self-monitoring were compared to perceptions of body image and predisposition to eating disorders. Measurements used were Rotter Internal-External Locus of …
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ΜΕΛΕΤΗ ΤΟΥ ΜΟΝΤΕΛΛΟΥ HUBBARD ΓΙΑ ΕΛΚΤΙΚΑ ΔΥΝΑΜΙΚΑ ΜΕΤΑΞΥ ΤΩΝ ΗΛΕΚΤΡΟΝΙΩΝ
… BETWEEN ELECTRONS BY USING THE PERIODIC ONE- BODY SELF CONSISTENT STATIC APPROXIMATION. OUR RESULTS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE EXISTENT MANY-BODY RESULTS, FOR NUMBER OF ELECTRONS PER LATTICE SITE, TAKING ALL VALUES FROM 0 TO 2. WEFIND AN ENERGY GAP AT THE FERMI LEVEL AND A LOWER ENERGY …
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The Meaning of Discontent: A Multi-method Qualitative Investigation of Women's Lived Experiences with Body Dissatisfaction
… explored adult women’s lived experiences with body dissatisfaction. Using a multi-methods qualitative approach incorporating in-depth semi-structured interviews and arts-based projects, women between the ages of 20-39 engaged in a critical exploration of their body experiences in order to …
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Thinking Bodies and Sensational Minds: Affect and Embodiment in Contemporary Art
… a conception of human subjects as autonomous, self-sufficient beings that are transparent to themselves and in control of self, other, and world. This contributes to the ongoing inequalities in society and supports normative hegemony. This dissertation argues that it is imperative to insist on …
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The relationship between Facebook and body image
… on Facebook that have a correlation with low body image. Social media websites (SMW) such as Facebook influence mental health which has been reinforced by research. Correlations have been found between Facebook use and various psychological factors such as self-esteem. Body image has become of …
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Motives and Meanings in Psychedelic Use
… features included affective shifts, relaxed self-schemas, self-transcendent emotions, and possible malleability of autobiographical memory. Challenging psychological experiences and mild adverse physical effects were also evident, highlighting the importance of psychological support and …
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Psychological Implications of a Small Changes Approach to Weight Loss
… present study examines changes in depression, body satisfaction, and life satisfaction of participants in two separate small changes studies (ASPIRE II and III). Overweight female adults participating in a 12-week treatment phase with 6-month follow-up completed the Beck Depression Inventory, …
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Teachers’ embodiment of mental health and movement: Competing narratives in the implementation of a whole-school mental health promotion intervention in UK primary schools
… narrative analyses. Analyses of teachers' body narratives, framed by the contexts of sports, health, and education, revealed most teachers held positive and evolving views on sports and mental health. Teachers told inspiring stories of resilience, drawing on the dominant narrative of "get …
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Looking Glass Self in Eating Disorders: Breakdown of Self in Women
… from the perspective of symbolic interactionist "self" theory, and a model is developed suggesting components in the process of the breakdown of the looking glass self. The process is based in characteristic views toward the self and others. These views include the primacy of appearance in …
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