Sentences with phrase «research on body image»

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Levesque synthesizes research about the effects of free media on adolescent development, with a focus on controversial topics, including: sexuality, violence, smoking, and body image.

In an article recently published in the journal Body Image, Hillard and her colleagues, fellow Notre Dame psychology graduate student Rebecca A. Morrissey, and Notre Dame faculty members Dawn M. Gondoli, associate professor of psychology, and Alexandra F. Corning, research associate professor of psychology, reported on results from their study of a representative group of sixth - through eighth - grade girls and their mothers.

«We've long known that exposure to traditional forms of media, such as fashion magazines and television, is associated with the development of disordered eating and body image concerns, likely due to the positive portrayal of «thin» models and celebrities,» said lead author Jaime E. Sidani, Ph.D., M.P.H., assistant director of Pitt's Center for Research on Media, Technology and Health.

New research shows that, on the one hand, seeing fitness posts in your feed can surface body - image - related issues for people prone to comparing themselves to others.

Viewing images of celebrities» super-toned and lean bodies post-baby is having a negative impact on body image for nearly 50 per cent of women, according to research published in the journal Health Communication.

Research backs up the idea that a woman's own body image can have a powerful impact on her kids: A 2014 Australian study revealed that sons and daughters of moms with a current or past eating disorder were more likely to engage in emotional eating and have symptoms of eating disorders than other kids.

Research conducted by the Liverpool John Moores University and presented to the British Psychological Society found that people who fluctuate between eating high and low calorie meals on a day - to - day basis are more likely to feel dissatisfied with their body image.

The research, which was recently published in the journal Body Image, found that although both activities improved subjects» overall mood and body image, the women assigned to an eight - week program of aerobic exercise on a treadmill or elliptical machine had less anxiety about their physique and thought they looked better than those who focused on resistance trainBody Image, found that although both activities improved subjects» overall mood and body image, the women assigned to an eight - week program of aerobic exercise on a treadmill or elliptical machine had less anxiety about their physique and thought they looked better than those who focused on resistance traiImage, found that although both activities improved subjects» overall mood and body image, the women assigned to an eight - week program of aerobic exercise on a treadmill or elliptical machine had less anxiety about their physique and thought they looked better than those who focused on resistance trainbody image, the women assigned to an eight - week program of aerobic exercise on a treadmill or elliptical machine had less anxiety about their physique and thought they looked better than those who focused on resistance traiimage, the women assigned to an eight - week program of aerobic exercise on a treadmill or elliptical machine had less anxiety about their physique and thought they looked better than those who focused on resistance training.

It is an image from an on - going project started in 2011 with the working title: The Fertile Forest, in which Hannah Collins photographs Amazonian plants used to treat different parts of the human body and through detailed field research with tribes in the Amazon basin creates a kind of corporeal mapping of the corresponding plants of the forest, bringing to our attention the fact that, as well as serving as the lungs of the world, the Amazon basin is our global pharmacy.

Currently, Bridget's research focuses on the status of the image in contemporary culture in a twofold manner — exploring the spaces for the projection of images and our interface with images through curatorial projects such as The Cinemas Project (2011 - 14, and ongoing), which explores the spectral spaces of cinema in regional Australia; and through a growing body of writing and research that seeks to understand the changing technologies of the image, and the convergences of the body and image in relation to political philosophy as well as art practice.

A primary focus of her research is social influences on eating - related behaviors (i.e., eating, dieting, body image) in both parent - child and romantic relationships.

Currently, she is conducting research on how online pornography consumption contributes to body image, sexual behaviors / desires, and perceived peer norms.

She has provided evidenced - based individual, family, and group treatment to children and adolescents across a range of inpatient, partial, residential, acute outpatient and outpatient settings, and has participated in and published research focused on adolescent eating disorders, body image disturbance, and nonsuicidal self - injury.

The main focus in body image research has been on negative aspects of this construct (e.g., body dissatisfaction).