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Remember the positive side of body image   When thinking about body image we often think about its negative aspects, such as how it can generate body dissatisfaction and lead to feelings of incompetence. But there’s another side to body…

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Plasticity of Self in Eating Disorders   As previous posts have highlighted, body image concerns affect both men and women and are frequent amongst otherwise healthy individuals. Such concerns and related eating behaviours take more serious forms in psychiatric eating…

Do your New Year resolutions include dieting? Have you ever gone on a diet successfully only to find that you returned to your original weight some time later? Have you ever blamed yourself for regaining the weight you worked so…

Am I fat or just pregnant? Problem: Typically, weight gain during pregnancy is not only a natural, but also often a necessary part of being pregnant (Devine, Bove & Olson, 2000). It has been proposed that during pregnancy, matter does…

The problem: Body dissatisfaction, i.e. experiencing negative thoughts and esteem about one’s body, can lead to negative consequences, such as depressed mood and disordered eating. Research on this topic has mainly focused on children in adolescence, or late pre-adolescence, but…

We are used to seeing very thin models on the covers of magazines, and a host of research has demonstrated that exposure to pictures of thin models can make us feel more anxious about our bodies. Yet, magazines have been…

The problem: Body dissatisfaction is frequently reported by adolescent girls and is associated with negative mental and physical health outcomes (depressive symptoms, low self-esteem, unhealthy weight loss behaviours). Over 75% of women in the UK report body image concerns and…

Challenge beauty norms – to change you mind, not your body! The Problem It will come as no surprise to discover that idealised media images of thin, attractive models can negatively affect how women evaluate their own bodies. Such images…

Body image dissatisfaction among males Most of the past research has focused on body image dissatisfaction among women, but are body image concerns exclusive to women? In a recent review of the scientific literature McCabe and Ricciardelli (2004) clarified the…