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"What can her body do?" Reducing weight stigma by appreciating another person's body functionality. [PDF]

PLoS One, 2021
ObjectiveWeight stigma is prevalent across multiple life domains, and negatively affects both psychological and physical health. Yet, research into weight stigma reduction techniques is limited, and rarely results in reduced antipathy toward higher ...
Alleva JM, Karos K, Meadows A, Waldén MI, Stutterheim SE, Lissandrello F, Atkinson MJ.   +6 more
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Translation and Validation of the Functionality Satisfaction and the Functionality Intent Scales in a French Sample. [PDF]

Eur J Investig Health Psychol Educ
Body functionality is a promising target for the promotion of positive body image. However, research on body functionality in French-language contexts is currently limited due to the lack of validated assessment tools.
Roy E, Guerrien A, Arnaud C, Rodgers RF, Rousseau A.   +4 more
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Positive body image, weight stigma and breastfeeding self-efficacy among postpartum women: a cross-sectional study. [PDF]

BMC Pregnancy Childbirth
Background The postnatal period is characterized by significant physiological transformations in women’s bodies. Individuals who have given birth may possess affirmative perceptions of their bodily appearance and experience weight-related stigma, both of
Li X, Sun X, Li M, Liu P, Wang H, Guo F, Chang M, Zhang Q, Zhang X.   +8 more
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Healthy body as a normative model in the perceptions of student youth

Образование и наука, 2023
Introduction. The relevance of the study is due to the need to analyse the ideas of normative body image in the minds of students in the context of current social changes, including those related to the consequences of the Coronavirus pandemic, as well ...
N. L. Antonova, S. B. Abramova, V. R. Lopatina   +2 more
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Phenotypic diversity of horse breeds used in sports activities, employing multivariate analysis

Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, 2021
Aim of study: Sports involving horses have notable financial importance. Breeds are evaluated to find the best-suited ones for a specific sport category.
Marcos P. G. Rezende, Julio C. Souza, Carlos H. M. Malhado, Paulo L. S. Carneiro, Johnny I. M. Araujo, Leonardo Sitorski, Riccardo Moretti, Riccardo Bozzi   +7 more
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Functionality appreciation is associated with improvements in positive and negative body image in patients with an eating disorder and following recovery

Journal of Eating Disorders, 2023
Background Research on body image in eating disorders has predominantly focused on negative body image, only recently shifting to positive body image. Findings suggest that enhancing positive body image can, amongst other things, serve as a protective ...
Manja M. Engel, E. M. Woertman, H. C. Dijkerman, A. Keizer   +3 more
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A brief online writing intervention improves positive body image in adults living with dermatological conditions

Frontiers in Medicine, 2022
IntroductionDermatological conditions can affect how individuals feel about their bodies. This research therefore seeks to evaluate the potential for a brief writing intervention, focused on body functionality, to improve body image in adults living with
Kate V. Adkins, Paul G. Overton, Andrew R. Thompson, Andrew R. Thompson   +3 more
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Finding functionality: Rasch analysis of the Functionality Appreciation Scale in community-dwelling adults in the US

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences, 2023
IntroductionThe Functionality Appreciation Scale (FAS) measures an individual's appreciation for the functions their body can perform, regardless of the individual's physical limitations.
Sarah Feng, Sydney McDaniel, Ann Van de Winckel   +2 more
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The Chinese version of the Functionality Appreciation Scale: Psychometric properties and measurement invariance across gender and age

Journal of Eating Disorders, 2023
Background Functionality appreciation, as an important aspect of positive image, is associated with fewer body image disturbances, fewer disordered eating behaviors, and improved psychological well-being.
Jinbo He, Tianxiang Cui, Wesley R. Barnhart, Gui Chen   +3 more
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PROPRIOCEPTION, BODY BALANCE AND FUNCTIONALITY IN INDIVIDUALS WITH ACL RECONSTRUCTION [PDF]

Acta Ortopédica Brasileira, 2016
Objective : To evaluate and compare proprioception, body balance and knee functionality of individuals with or without unilateral anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. Methods : Forty individuals were divided in two groups: Experimental group,
Tássia Silveira Furlanetto, Leonardo Alexandre Peyré-Tartaruga, Alexandre Severo do Pinho, Emanuele da Silva Bernardes, Milton Antonio Zaro   +4 more
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