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Some correlates of body dissatisfaction in urban school students

open access: yesActa Biomedica Scientifica
Background. Body dissatisfaction is widely spread among the population. It negatively affects human health, contributing to the development of eating disorders, anxiety and depressive disorders, and the formation of unhealthy eating patterns and ...
A. V. Pogodina   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A BIOGRAPHIC CASE OF BODY DISSATISFACTION

open access: yesDemetra, 2016
In this paper we analyze the life history of a woman, as told in first person by herself and in third person by her partner, focusing on her worries about body image and how they affect various important aspects of her everyday life through the life ...
Natalia Solano-Pinto   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Body dissatisfaction, appearance investment and wellbeing: how older obese men orient to 'aesthetic health' [forthcoming] [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Most research on male body image to date has focused on young men using quantitative methods. The study reported here is based on qualitative interviews with a sample of older men (n = 30) on a weight management programme, and we asked them about body ...
Gough, B, Matthews, C, Seymour-Smith, S
core  

The processing of thin ideals in fashion magazines: a source of social comparison or fantasy? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
The present study aimed to investigate the role of processing in women’s responses to thin idealized images of beauty. A sample of 144 women viewed magazine advertisements containing either thin ideal or product images.
Hargreaves, Duane A   +2 more
core   +1 more source

International student agency in academic self‐formation: Mobility as agency situated within knowledge structures

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract With growing attention to student agency in academic and policy discourse, international education has become a prominent context for examining how students navigate new cultural, academic, linguistic and social environments. However, much of this discussion attributes student agency to the ‘international’ aspect, while overlooking the ...
Soyoung Lee
wiley   +1 more source

Body image perception in people with type 2 diabetes: does perceived image match reality? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Rationale: Body image misperception and body image dissatisfaction can lead to underestimation of weight and less predisposition to weight ...
Carolino, Elisabete   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Body image perception and body composition: assessment of perception inconsistency by a new index [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
BACKGROUND: A correct perception of the body image, as defined by comparison with actual anthropometric analyses, is crucial to ensure the best possible nutritional status of each individual.
Bramanti, B.   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Sustaining the teaching profession: Innovating the ‘golden thread’ in university‐led teacher education

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper examines the implications of England's ‘golden thread’ policy framework for teacher education, which describes a state‐mandated, linear model of professional learning from initial teacher training and education through to continuing professional development.
Amanda Nuttall   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Body Composition Estimation and Satisfaction in College Students [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
College students are at an elevated risk for engaging in unhealthy lifestyle behaviors, including disordered eating and low levels of exercise. Evidence also suggests that college students inaccurately estimate their weight status (e.g., reporting they ...
Andre, Thomas   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Unhealthy weight control behaviours in adolescent girls: a process model based on self-determination theory [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
This study used self-determination theory (Deci, E.L., & Ryan, R.M. (2000). The 'what' and 'why' of goal pursuits: Human needs and the self-determination of behavior.
Bandalos DL   +13 more
core   +2 more sources

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