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Prevalence, patterns, and determinants of body image dissatisfaction among female undergraduate students of University of Delhi

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2022
Background: Body image is an essential aspect of young girls' self-definition and individual identity and is influenced by multitude of factors including cultural, social, cognitive, affective, and biological. In recent times, excessive concern about the
Abhilasha Kapoor, Madhu Kumari Upadhyay, Narinder Kumar Saini   +2 more
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Body image distortions following spinal cord injury [PDF]

, 2012
Background: Following spinal cord injury (SCI) or anaesthesia, people may continue to experience feelings of the size, shape, and posture of their body, suggesting that the conscious body image is not fully determined by immediate sensory signals.
Fuentes, C.T., Haggard, P., Longo, Matthew R., Pazzaglia, M., Scivoletto, G.   +4 more
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Implicit body representations and the conscious body image [PDF]

, 2012
Recent studies have revealed that somatosensory processing relies on a class of implicit body representations showing large distortions of size and shape.
Askevold, Banks, Ben-Tovim, Berlucchi, Brown, Bruno, Cash, Clifton, Duncan, Furnham, Gandevia, Glucksman, Kammers, Longo, Longo, Longo, Longo, Longo, Longo, Matthew R. Longo, Napier, Patrick Haggard, Reitman, Slade, Smeets, Taylor-Clarke, Traub, Vega-Bermudez, Weber   +28 more
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The Thin White Line: Adaptation Suggests a Common Neural Mechanism for Judgments of Asian and Caucasian Body Size

Frontiers in Psychology, 2019
Visual adaptation has been proposed as a mechanism linking viewing images of thin women’s bodies with body size and shape misperception (BSSM). Non-Caucasian populations appear less susceptible to BSSM, possibly because adaptation to thin Caucasian ...
Lewis Gould-Fensom, Lewis Gould-Fensom, Chrystalle B. Y. Tan, Kevin R. Brooks, Kevin R. Brooks, Kevin R. Brooks, Jonathan Mond, Jonathan Mond, Richard J. Stevenson, Richard J. Stevenson, Richard J. Stevenson, Ian D. Stephen, Ian D. Stephen, Ian D. Stephen   +13 more
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Body imaging

South African Journal of Radiology, 2013
No abstract available.
Shalendra Kumar Misser, D.B. Steer, S. Purcell   +2 more
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Healthy lifestyles and body mass index as correlates of body image in primary schoolchildren [PDF]

, 2019
Background: Body image is a representation of the self that develops from an early age. Such representations are likely to be associated with lifestyle choices.Objective: The purpose of this study was to explore the relationships between health ...
Calmeiro, Luis, Pereira, Carlos
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A meta-analytic review of stand-alone interventions to improve body image [PDF]

, 2015
Objective Numerous stand-alone interventions to improve body image have been developed. The present review used meta-analysis to estimate the effectiveness of such interventions, and to identify the specific change techniques that lead to improvement ...
A Arroyo, A Campbell, A Furnham, A Liberati, AA Deeks, AD Weaver, AF Corning, AJ Blashill, AP Field, BA Reboussin, BA Winstead, BK Mendelson, BK Mendelson, BT Johnson, C Abraham, C Evans, C Farrell, C Martijn, C Martijn, Carolien Martijn, CG Fairburn, CJ Ferguson, CV Wiseman, D O’Connor, D Patrick, D Schooler, DA Williamson, DB Portnoy, DC Jones, DI Ben-Tovim, DL Reas, DL Reed, DM Garner, DM Garner, DT Campbell, E Berscheid, E Cooley, E Fisher, E Stice, EA Hart, EA Skinner, Eleanor Miles, ER Albertson, G Cafri, G-JY Peters, GS Howard, H Littleton, H Niemeyer, HK Dohnt, HM Cooper, HW Marsh, J Bennett-Levy, J Cohen, J Higgins, J O’Dea, J Pildal, J Rosen, JA O’Dea, JC Coyne, JC Rosen, JC Rosen, JC Rosen, JC Rosen, JE Hunter, JE Menzel, Jessica M. Alleva, JH Slevec, JK Thompson, JK Thompson, JL Horowitz, JL Jarry, JL Jarry, JL Jarry, JL Pais-Ribeiro, JM Alleva, JPA Ioannidis, JPA Ioannidis, JPT Higgins, JPT Higgins, JR Whitehead, JW Butters, K Schulz, KA Martin, KAM Ginis, KC Wood, KR Fox, L Avalos, L Smolak, L Smolak, L Wood, LA Ricciardelli, LJ Heinberg, LM Groesz, LM Irving, M Egger, M Lindwall, M Tiggemann, MA Thompson, Martin J Tovée, ME Larimer, MP Levine, MP McCabe, MP McCabe, P Schilder, P Van den Berg, Paschal Sheeran, PJ Barnard, PJ Cooper, R Rosenthal, RH Salk, RJ Light, S Duval, S Grabe, S Grogan, S Grogan, S Grogan, S Harter, S Michie, S Michie, SB Morris, SJ Paxton, SL Franzoi, SL Koole, T Byrt, TA Brown, TA Jakatdar, TA Myers, TB Karasu, TF Cash, TF Cash, TF Cash, TF Cash, TF Cash, TF Cash, TF Cash, TF Heatherton, Thomas L. Webb, TL Webb, V Aspen, V Hefner, W Tschacher, Y Klar, Z Yager   +142 more
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Body Image Perception and Satisfaction of Junior High School Students: Analysis of Possible Determinants

Children, 2023
Body image (BI) is a multidimensional construct that refers to one’s perceptions of and attitudes toward one’s own physical characteristics. Adolescence is a critical developmental stage in which concerns about BI increase.
Huizi Song, Yepeng Cai, Qian Cai, Wen Luo, Xiuping Jiao, Tianhua Jiang, Yun Sun, Yuexia Liao   +7 more
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Body Image and Body Dysmorphic Concerns

Acta Dermato Venereologica, 2014
Most people would like to change something about their bodies and the way that they look, but for some it becomes an obsession. A healthy skin plays an important role in a person's physical and mental wellbeing, whereas a disfiguring appearance is associated with body image concerns.
Tomas-Aragones, L., Marron, S.E.
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Body image perception and body composition: assessment of perception inconsistency by a new index [PDF]

, 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., Gualdi-Russo, E., Mongillo, J., Rinaldo, N., Zaccagni, L.   +4 more
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