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Body Weight and Body Image [PDF]
Health Issue Body weight is of physical and psychological importance to Canadian women; it is associated with health status, physical activity, body image, and self-esteem.
McFarlane Traci, Olmsted Marion P
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That gender has a considerable impact on people’s body image may seem obvious based on the considerable attention paid to women’s and men’s bodies in popular culture (Thompson, Heinberg, Altabe, & Tantleff-Dunn, 1999; Wolf, 1991).
Calogero, Rachel M., Thompson, Joel K.
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Plain English summary Adolescence is a time of rapid emotional and physical development when beliefs about one’s weight and shape are established. Parents are key influencers of adolescent beliefs and behaviours. This study aimed to consider associations
Lucy M. Dahill +7 more
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The body as image: image as body [PDF]
Pain consultations are often contested spaces where patient and clinician compete for the roles of speaker. Often patients are searching for mechanical explanations and clinicians for psychological ones - creating an impasse and causing distress to both parties.
Padfield, D, Chadwick, T, Omand, H
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Body image as a global mental health concern
Body image concerns related to weight or other dimensions of appearance are now prevalent on a global scale. This paper reviews the theoretical frameworks that account for the global similarities and regional differences in rates and presentation of body
Rachel F. Rodgers +3 more
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Screendance Festivals and Online Audiences
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Harmony Bench +5 more
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We conducted an exploratory investigation of the relationship between personality and willingness towards performance enhancement and body modification in Norway.
Gunnar Breivik +3 more
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Implicit body representations and the conscious body image [PDF]
Recent studies have revealed that somatosensory processing relies on a class of implicit body representations showing large distortions of size and shape.
Longo, Matthew R. +3 more
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Framing and self-responsibility modulate brain activities in decision escalation
Background Escalation of commitment is a common bias in human decision making. The present study examined (1) differences in neural recruitment for escalation and de-escalation decisions of prior investments, and (2) how the activations of these brain ...
Ting-Peng Liang +4 more
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Body Image and Transsexualism [PDF]
<i>Background:</i> To achieve a detailed view of the body image of transsexual patients, an assessment of perception, attitudes and experiences about one’s own body is necessary. To date, research on the body image of transsexual patients has mostly covered body dissatisfaction with respect to body perception. <i>Sampling and Methods:&
Kraemer, B +3 more
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