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Skin Shade Discrimination Is Associated With Disordered Weight Control Behaviors in Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand

open access: yesInternational Journal of Eating Disorders, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Emerging evidence indicates that experiencing discrimination is associated with disordered eating. This study aimed to test the association between experiences of colorism (skin shade discrimination penalizing those with darker skin) and the prevalence of disordered weight control behaviors (DWCBs) in four Asian countries/regions ...
Nadia Craddock   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development and Validation of the Body Neutrality Questionnaire

open access: yesInternational Journal of Eating Disorders, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Body neutrality has emerged as an alternative framework within the positive body image literature. This study developed the Body Neutrality Questionnaire (BNQ), the first validated measure of body neutrality for young adults. Method An initial item pool was developed using expert consultation and focus group review.
Amelia Kimpton   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Power, (De)Politicisation and Polycentric Governance: Evidence From UK Local Climate Policy

open access: yesEnvironmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article extends (de)politicisation theory to elucidate power dynamics in polycentric governance. It develops an original analytical framework to empirically investigate how governmental, societal and discursive (de)politicisation processes emerge within and across decision‐making centres. The framework focuses on dimensions of technocracy,
Timea Nochta   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Changing Minds in Times of War: An Intervention Tournament to Increase Public Support for Ending the Israel–Gaza War

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Social Psychology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Public opinion plays a central role in shaping conflict dynamics and influencing wartime policy. In this work, we examined which psychological intergroup interventions could increase public opposition to war. Building on research showing that instrumental reasoning and social identification are central, though not exhaustive, predictors of war‐
Ilana Ushomirsky   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Creativity and its link to epilepsy

open access: yesEpilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Creative thinking represents one of our highest‐order cognitive processes, involving multiple cortical structures and an intricate interplay between several cortical and subcortical networks. It results in novel ideas that translate to useful products or concepts. The evolutionary purpose of creativity is therefore apparent, as it advances our
Itay Tokatly Latzer, Phillip L. Pearl
wiley   +1 more source

Hinduism and the Internet : a sociological study [PDF]

open access: yes
This study provides a contribution to the sociology of religion by examining the relationship between Hinduism and the Internet - an area largely neglected by scholars of religion and the Internet.
Scheifinger, Heinz
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Keeping their powder dry: Purity, pollution, and handgun ownership among Jewish women in Israel

open access: yesFeminist Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines the gendered practices through which Jewish women in Israel experience and negotiate personal handgun ownership in everyday life. Drawing on interviews, participant observation in gun‐related spaces, and analysis of women‐only online forums, we explore the expanding participation of Jewish women in civilian gun ownership,
Maya Maor   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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