From the Elhuyar Fundazioa press release via ScienceDaily: Researchers at the Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology have designed a programme called Mírate bien (Take a good look at yourself). It is a tool designed…
From the Springer Select press release: Women with high family support and limited pressure to achieve the ‘thin and beautiful’ ideal have a more positive body image. That’s according to a new study looking at…
From the University of Minnesota press release via HealthCanal: A study to be published in the June 2012 issue of Journal of Adolescent Health looking at the relationships between body satisfaction and healthy psychological functioning…
From the University of Hertfordshire press release: According to researchers from the University of Hertfordshire, individuals with the mental health problem Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) cannot accurately detect negative facial emotions but they have an…
From the Ryerson University press release via Newswise: A new Ryerson University study has found that some preschoolers may perceive overweight children to be not as “nice”. “A child’s perception of body image is influenced…
From the University of Alberta press release via EurekAlert!: Sweating in the gym, surrounded by others, pounding to the beat in group exercise class has become the norm for many women. But when it comes…
From the Flinders University press release via HealthCanal: As part of the NetGirls project, Flinders psychologist Dr Amy Slater has surveyed 1100 adolescent girls from 18 different high schools across South Australia to determine how…
From the Deakin University press release via HealthCanal: Deakin University psychology researchers have found that body image isn’t always a negative experience for women. As part of her doctoral research, Rachel Chung from Deakin’s School…