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A randomized controlled trial of an appearance-based dietary intervention [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Objective: Inadequate fruit and vegetable consumption precipitates preventable morbidity and mortality. The efficacy of an appearance-based dietary intervention was investigated, which illustrates the beneficial effect that fruit and vegetable ...
Whitehead, Ross D   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Appearance-Based Rejection Sensitivity Mediates the Relationship between Instagram Addiction and Dysmorphic Concerns in Young Adult Women

open access: yes, 2023
Introduction. Dysmorphic concerns refer to excessive preoccupations with one’s physical characteristics and there is a need to better understand the factors associated with these experiences, especially in young adult women.
Viren Swami (299006)   +3 more
core   +7 more sources

Personification of empire and Israel and the role of appearance and speech in the Judith story

open access: yesHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2022
This article analyses how the Assyrian Empire and Israel in the Book of Judith are configured through the personification of both: the Assyrian empire is personified by King Nabouchodonosor and his commander Holofernes and the Israelite or Jewish nation ...
Jan W. van Henten
doaj   +1 more source

Psychosocial adjustment to skin conditions resulting in visible difference (disfigurement): What do we know? Why don’t we know more? How shall we move forward?

open access: yesInternational Journal of Women's Dermatology, 2018
This article offers an overview of the current understanding of the psychological factors and processes that play a part in the continuum of distress and positive adjustment in people who are affected by dermatological conditions that affect appearance ...
N. Rumsey, PhD
doaj   +1 more source

Lesbian and bisexual women's experiences of sexuality-based discrimination and their appearance concerns [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Lesbian and bisexual women frequently experience sexuality-based discrimination, which is often based on others' judgements about their appearance. This short article aims to explore whether there is a relationship between lesbian and bisexual women's ...
Huxley, Caroline J.
core   +1 more source

A study protocol of the effectiveness of PEGASUS: a multi-centred study comparing an intervention to promote shared decision making about breast reconstruction with treatment as usual

open access: yesBMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 2017
Background Increasingly, women elect breast reconstruction after mastectomy. However, their expectations of surgery are often not met, and dissatisfaction with outcome and ongoing psychosocial concerns and distress are common.
Diana Harcourt   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

"Appearance potent"? A content analysis of UK gay and straight men's magazines. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
With little actual appraisal, a more 'appearance potent' (i.e., a reverence for appearance ideals) subculture has been used to explain gay men's greater body dissatisfaction in comparison to straight men's.
Slater, Amy   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Physical appearance perfectionism explains variance in eating disorder symptoms above general perfectionism [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Physical appearance perfectionism is a domain-specific form of perfectionism comprising two components: hope for perfection and worry about imperfection (Yang & Stoeber, 2012).
Stoeber, Joachim, Yang, Hongfei
core   +1 more source

Influences of Sex and BMI on Body Image, Weight Bias, Disordered Eating, and Psychological Well-Being: A Multivariate Analysis

open access: yesObesities
Body image and mental health outcomes are influenced by both sex and body weight. This study investigated how sex and BMI category (participants classified with healthy weight, overweight, or with obesity) relate to body image, disordered eating, weight ...
Marios Argyrides   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Descriptive Sensory Analysis of Pizza Cheese Made from Mozzarella and Semi-Ripened Cheddar Cheese Under Microwave and Conventional Cooking

open access: yesFoods, 2020
The present study used descriptive sensory analysis (DSA) to compare Pizza cheeses prepared from various combinations of fresh Mozzarella and semi-ripened Cheddar cheeses and cooked under conventional and microwave cooking methods.
Nabila Gulzar   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

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