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Asexuality is inversely associated with positive body image in British adults

Heliyon, 2019
Research on positive body image has infrequently considered sexual minority orientations beyond lesbians, gay men, and bisexual persons. Indeed, there is no existing research on the relationships between body image and asexuality, which refers to a lack ...
Viren Swami, Ryan Laughton, Simmy Grover, Adrian Furnham   +3 more
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Hiking, indoor biking, and body liking: a cross-sectional study examining the link between physical activity arenas and adults’ body appreciation

Journal of Eating Disorders, 2022
Plain English summary Physical activity helps us feel good about ourselves and appreciate our bodies. However, less is known about the extent to which different arenas for physical activity are related to body appreciation.
Christine Sundgot-Borgen, Lise Katrine Jepsen Trangsrud, Tobias Otterbring, Solfrid Bratland-Sanda   +3 more
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Body Appreciation in Lesbian, Bisexual, and Queer Women: Examining a Model of Social Support, Resilience, and Self-Esteem

Health Equity, 2019
Purpose: There is increasing research on positive body image, but no studies to date have examined these constructs in lesbian, bisexual, and queer (LBQ) women.
C. Blair Burnette, Melissa A. Kwitowski, Michael A. Trujillo, Paul B. Perrin   +3 more
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Factor structure of the Body Appreciation Scale among Malaysian women

, 2008
The present study examined the factor structure of a Malay version of the Body Appreciation Scale (BAS), a recently developed scale for the assessment of positive body image that has been shown to have a unidimensional structure in Western settings ...
Chamorro-Premuzic, Tomas, Swami, Viren, Swami, V., Chamorro-Premuzic, T.   +3 more
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Adapting the Body Appreciation Scale-2 for Children: A psychometric analysis of the BAS-2C [PDF]

, 2017
© 2017 Positive body image among adults is related to numerous indicators of well-being. However, no research has explored body appreciation among children.
Hannah Jarman, Tracy Tylka, Slater, Amy, Tylka, Tracy, Jarman, Hannah, Amy Slater, Emma Halliwell, Halliwell, Emma   +7 more
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German translation and psychometric evaluation of the Body Appreciation Scale

, 2008
This paper examined the psychometric properties of the German version of the Body Appreciation Scale (BAS), a novel scale for the assessment of positive body image.
Swami, V., Haubner, T., Voracek, M., Stieger, S.   +3 more
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Body image and personality: associations between the big five personality factors, actual-ideal weight discrepancy, and body appreciation

, 2013
Studies have suggested associations between personality dimensions and body image constructs, but these have not been conclusively established. In two studies, we examined direct associations between the Big Five dimensions and two body image constructs,
Swami, V., Tran, U.S., Kanaan, L., Voracek, M., Hoffmann Brooks, L., Luesse, E.M., Pietschnig, J., Nader, I.W., Stieger, S.   +8 more
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Associations between femininity ideology and body appreciation among British female undergraduates

, 2010
The current study examined the relationships between gender ideology and body image in a sample of British female undergraduates. A total of 135 women completed the Body Appreciation Scale (BAS), the Femininity Ideology Scale (FIS), and provided their ...
Swami, V., Abbasnejad, A.
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The mechanism of body appreciation influencing social anxiety in college students: A moderated mediation model

Acta Psychologica
This study examines the impact of body appreciation on social anxiety among college students, focusing on the mediating role of social suspiciousness and the moderating role of self-congruency in the relationship between body appreciation and social ...
Jinwei Zhu, Zhenming Jiang, Yan Li, Yani Cai, Jiayu Chen   +4 more
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Body Appreciation as a Factor Associated with College Students’ Willingness to Receive Future COVID-19 Vaccines

Vaccines, 2021
Background: Following the initial manufacture of COVID-19 vaccines, numerous studies have investigated factors that influence people’s vaccination intentions.
Zi-Han Liu, Wei Bai, Hong Cai, Shou Liu, Xu Chen, Han Qi, Rui Liu, Teris Cheung, Zhaohui Su, Todd Jackson, Sha Sha, Yu-Tao Xiang   +11 more
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