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An International Study of Correlates of Women’s Positive Body Image [PDF]

European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education, 2022
Positive body image (PBI) has received attention in the recent research literature. Despite this, its role in daily functioning in different cultural contexts, particularly its potential relationship with academic outcomes, is still lacking.
Sandra Torres, Carolina A. Araújo, Amanda Fitzgerald, Barbara Dooley, Angeliki Leondari, Cátia Miriam Costa, Dorit Olenik-Shemesh, Efthymia Sygkollitou, Josip Burusic, Liesbet Boone, Marijana Šuvak-Martinović, Maritta Välimäki, Minna Anttila, Tali Heiman, Toni Babarović   +14 more
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The Impact of a Positive Body Image Program (Body Image Awareness Seminars) on the Positive and Negative Body Image of Individuals Living With Cancer [PDF]

Cancer Reports
Objective Using action research principles to address gaps in existing interventions, and in consultation with members and administrators of Wellspring Canada, the purpose of the current study was to adapt and examine the impact of a novel (concept ...
Carly A. MaGee, Kimberley L. Gammage
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Towards a Comprehensive Understanding of Body Image: Integrating Positive Body Image, Embodiment and Self-Compassion [PDF]

Psychologica Belgica, 2021
Body image (BI) disturbance is a relevant factor in the etiology and treatment of eating disorders (ED). Although progress has been made in recent decades in understanding BI and its relationship with ED, the efficacy of BI disturbance prevention and ...
Diana Burychka, Marta Miragall, Rosa M. Baños   +2 more
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Asexuality is inversely associated with positive body image in British adults [PDF]

Heliyon, 2019
Research on positive body image has infrequently considered sexual minority orientations beyond lesbians, gay men, and bisexual persons. Indeed, there is no existing research on the relationships between body image and asexuality, which refers to a lack ...
Viren Swami, Ryan Laughton, Simmy Grover, Adrian Furnham   +3 more
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Pathways by Which Self-Compassion Improves Positive Body Image: A Qualitative Analysis [PDF]

Behavioral Sciences, 2023
The current study applied consensual qualitative research–modified to essays written by 51 college women completing an expressive writing intervention over three time points for a total of 153 essays to identify how increases in self-compassion improve ...
Trisha L. Raque, Brooke Lamphere, Christine Motzny, Julia Kauffmann, Kathryn Ziemer, Shaakira Haywood   +5 more
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Positive body image: a qualitative study on the successful experiences of adolescents, teachers and parents [PDF]

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being, 2023
Purpose Body image encompasses body-related self-perceptions and personal attitudes. Dissatisfaction with body image during the early stages of adolescence is negatively related to self-esteem and other health problems.
G Tort-Nasarre, M Pollina-Pocallet, Y Ferrer Suquet, M Ortega Bravo, M Vilafranca Cartagena, E Artigues-Barberà   +5 more
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Not uni-dimension! Exploring the multi-dimensional concept of positive body image in the Chinese context [PDF]

Frontiers in Psychology
ObjectivesPast researchers often used single measurement to explore the overall level of positive body image, which caused much misunderstanding of positive body image. With a positive psychology perspective, and based on the holistic positive body image
Hanqin Yan
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Positive body image and childbearing intention: A cross-sectional study [PDF]

Heliyon
Background: Childbearing plays a crucial role in population movements and one of the most important factors in societal development. Nowadays, given the decrease in fertility rates, especially in developed and some developing countries, and the multitude
Mohaddese Mortezapoor, Sepideh Saeb, Masumeh Daliri   +2 more
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Strategies for maintaining a positive body image in the face of stigma. [PDF]

J Health Psychol
This study aimed to explore how individuals with obesity, who have a positive body image (an accepting and favourable view of the body), maintain this positive image in the face of weight stigma. A qualitative methodology was used to explore the experiences of 16 individuals (11 women; 5 men) using one-to-one semi-structured interviews.
Dibb B, Hepper EG, Stewart SJ, Price M, Wilkinson LL.   +4 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

Future directions for positive body image research [PDF]

Body Image, 2015
The emergence of positive body image research during the last 10 years represents an important shift in the body image literature. The existing evidence provides a strong empirical basis for the study of positive body image and research has begun to address issues of age, gender, ethnicity, culture, development, and intervention in relation to positive
Emma Halliwell
exaly   +3 more sources