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Showing 1 to 20 of 32 for “"positive body image"”.
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Positive Body Image and Cognitive Processing Style
… is ubiquitous and has been associated with body image concerns. Though prior work has overwhelmingly focused on “screen time,” increasing evidence highlights the role of subjective social media experiences in driving this association, rather than mere frequency of use. In the current study, …
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Holistic health: Shaping women’s experiences of positive body image
… to contribute to a nuanced understanding of positive body image and how it is expressed among a group of women participating in holistic health culture in a modern Western society. Qualitative data were collected from in-depth ethnographic interviews with 25 women in Perth, Western Australia, …
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Positive Body Image Among Female Emerging Adults: A Mixed Methods Design
… has highlighted the importance of considering positive body image (e.g., Swami, Hadji-Michael, & Furnham, 2008) that is not simply the absence of negative body image, but also the extent to which one appreciates and accepts one’s body as a whole (Avalos et al., 2005). Using a mixed-methods …
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A descriptive study of positive body image among female adolescent dancers
… girls, who society defines as having a positive body image, actually feel positive about their own body image and how they express it culturally. Cheerleaders and dancers were chosen as accessible groups that embodied the ideal body image as defined by popular Western teen culture. …
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Mind over Matter: Exploring the Power of a Positive Body Image
This dissertation examines positive body image and its relationship with appearance-related commentary, body weight, and impression formation among young adult women. It explores how women’s unique individual experiences are constructed within social interactions. The present dissertation examined …
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Examining the relationship between coping strategies and positive body image among older women
… strategies (appearance-fixing, avoidance, and positive rational acceptance), perceived sociocultural pressures, and positive body image in a sample of women aged 50 and older (N=164). The role of coping strategies as a moderator in the relationship between perceived sociocultural pressures and …
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Designing, Testing, and Implementing BIAS (Body Image Awareness Seminars): A Positive Body Image Program
Dissatisfaction with the body is prevalent in North America and body image researchers have called this phenomenon a norm, suggesting it is abnormal for people to love their bodies. Positive body image programs are needed now more than ever but currently they are scarce, and this is especially true …
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Body-Image Attitudes and Perceptions Among African-Americans and Whites as a Function of Socioeconomic Class
<p>While many facets of body image have been extensively researched, relatively few studies have examined racial and social class differences in body image. The present paper consists of two studies examining racial and class differences in body image among males and females. Study 1 utilized a …
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Popular Culture’s Growing Role in Shaping Teenagers’ Perception of Body Image
… on teenagers' opinion about the perfect body image, the anorexic-like one, by drawing specific examples from various media contents, such as movies and songs. I conclude my findings by highlighting that several Hollywood actresses and singers speak up for fat acceptance and positive body …
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Dėmesingas ryšys su kūnu: kūno pripažinimo, atjautos kūnui ir dėmesingo įsisąmoninimo sąsajos bei kūno skenavimo meditacijos poveikis /
Aspects of positive body image, such as body appreciation or body compassion, as well as mindfulness, are important for both physical and mental health, and exploring them can contribute to better individual functioning. The present study examined the relationships between body appreciation, body …
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Vaikų dienos centrą lankančių 11 m. amžiaus mergaičių kūno vaizdo patyrimas dailės terapijos procese /
The subject of this master thesis is the body image experience in the process of Art therapy of 11-year-old Girls attending a Children day care center. The study discusses the problem of the transitional age from childhood to adolescence - the 11th year of life - and the psychosocial, cognitive and …
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Psychological benefits of sport participation and physical activity for adolescent females.
… as physical self-concept, instrumentality and positive body images; in addition, sport was found to be related to these psychological benefits for high school girls. However, physical self-concept played a central role by mediating the sport -body image and sport instrumentality relationships. …
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Girls, body image, and the school setting : an exploratory study
… and school-based personnel in the area of girls’ body image. Participants’ perspectives were described and implications identified for ways in which teachers can encourage positive body image for girls in their classrooms. The idea for this research evolved from my interest in positive …
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Design, implementation and evaluation of the impact of a body image professional development program for early childhood educators
Poor body image is a serious public health concern globally, and may lead to the development of poor mental and physical health, as well as eating disorders. Body image concerns were once believed to arise during puberty, though it is now reported children as young as three years of age present …
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Correlates of Body Image of Undergraduate Females Attending Andrews University
… on the relationship between ethnic identity and body image has been scarce, focusing almost entirely on the Asian and/or Hispanic population. The purpose of this study is to examine the influence that ethnic identity has on the body image of undergraduate females.</p> <p>Method: In the present …
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Work It Out: Three Case Studies Examining Dance and Girls' Body Image in Early Adolescence
… appearance, has resulted in the prevalence of body image issues. Supported by extensive literature on body image, I argue that young girls learn that their self-worth as future women is tied to the evaluation of their bodies as aesthetically pleasing, reproductively able, and representative of …
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A Phenomenological Approach to Exploring Body Image Among Powerlifters
… and exercise are associated with less negative body image and more positive body image. For example, athletes report less negative body image than exercisers and non-athletes. One explanation for this finding is that competitive sport may be an embodying activity. Embodying activities are those …
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Gender And The Body: Exploring The Relationship Between Eating Disorders And Sexual Activity
… the relationship between eating disorders, body image, and sexual activity. The desire behind most individuals with eating disorders is to achieve a “perfect body” (Barth & Starkman, 2016). Key to this inquiry was to find out whether or not a positive body image led to an increase of sexual …
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Eating and Substance Use: A Comparison of Latter-day Saint and Non-Latter-day Saint College Females
… between LDS and non-LDS females regarding body image, as well as body image differences between LDS females residing inside Utah and outside Utah. Findings suggested that non-LDS females were more likely to experience increased urges to use substances in response to negative emotion than …
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Watch Me Disappear: Gendered Bodies, Pro-Anorexia, and Self-Injury in Virtual Communities
… due in part to the proliferation of visual imagery presented through social networks. I analyze written and visual texts within specific social networks to assess their function and potential impact on individuals and larger communities. Drawing from Donna Haraway's cyborg theory, N. Kathryn …
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