Browsing by Subject "body image"
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(2010-07-14)Body image dissatisfaction and eating disorders are more prevalent in today's society than ever. As a result, several prevention programs targeting the common eating disorder risk factors have been developed. The purpose ...
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(2021-06-16)Research indicates that body image dissatisfaction is the best-known predictor of an eating disorder and the prevalence of eating disorders in the United States is continuing to increase. Body image dissatisfaction is ...
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Psychophysiological Reactivity to Self and Model Images in an Upward Social Comparison Manipulation (2012-02-14)The current study examined affective reactivity to oneself in an upward socialcomparison manipulation using autonomic physiological responses. Study I was conducted to select images of thin and average size models used to ...
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(2009-05-15)This correlational cross-sectional study investigated body image from a positive psychology viewpoint by examining variables that were predicted to contribute to positive body image in women and testing a model describing ...
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(2009-06-02)The current study examined the psychological consequences of trait and state self objectification. This study had three main objectives: to examine the relation between trait self objectification and various eating ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2007-04-25)The purpose of this study was to investigate the validity of a sociocultural theory of objectification with a population of older women. Specifically, the study sought to determine if level of self-objectification influenced ...
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(2021-11-15)The purpose of this study was to analyze whether changes in weight, BMI, anthropometrics, and body composition over the course of a 10-week weight loss intervention would promote changes in psychological measures, including ...
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(2019-05-15)Latina college students may encounter several adjustments while attending colleges and universities in the United States which could adversely affect their mental health, including coping with certain facets of acculturative ...
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(2015-06-01)Eating disorder symptoms and risk factors, such as body dissatisfaction, thin-ideal internalization and self-objectification are increasing in prevalence and are being seen in girls at younger ages. However, little is known ...
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(2012-10-19)Weight perception discrepancy, the difference between a person’s medically classified weight status and their weight status as classified by their body mass index, is a growing problem. Such misperceptions of weight may ...
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(2015-04-29)Body image is a multi-dimensional concept that can affect many facets in adolescent females’ lives. The social comparison theory is a widely utilized theory when studying body image. This theory framed around the premise ...