Middle Eastern women have long been oppressed through fundamentalist cultures and restrictive societies. As a result of such demoralization, Middle Eastern women have begun to cope with such physical, psychological and emotional burdens through placing vast focus on their appear…
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In this research paper, the relationship between acculturation and body-image satisfaction in Iranian-Canadian female participants was investigated. Scales measuring acculturation and body-image satisfaction were distributed among 17 Iranian-Canadian women in Vancouver Lower Mai…
Negative body image can cause serious psychological problems. In some Western societies, body image concerns can develop at a young age, with early preadolescents preferring thinner bodies and reporting body dissatisfaction. The aims here were to clarify the significant gaps in …
Eating disorders can be viewed on a continuum, with disordered eating not reaching clinical diagnostic criteria but having potentially negative effects including increasing the risk of an eating disorder or obesity. This study investigated disordered eating in relation to emotio…
This study compared the impact of mastectomy versus breast-conserving treatment (BCT) on body image in Turkish breast cancer patients. Mastectomy and BCT groups were compared on a structured interview--Body Image in Breast Cancer Patients-Turkish Version (BIBCP-T)--that investig…
Through ethnographic methodology this research investigates the sudden rise in cosmetic surgery procedures in Afghanistan. Feminist standpoint epistemology frames this study as the experiences of 16 cosmetic surgery patients and their relationship with media are analyzed. The re…
This dissertation sought to evaluate and examine available research and other literature related to the “effect of social media on women’s body image, self-satisfaction, and mental health.” The goal of this dissertation was to understand the importance of “body image” amongst wo…
Eating disorder rates have increased steadily in the United States, with over half of female adolescents displaying a disturbance in eating patterns. While existing forms of treatment are positively recognized within the field of eating disorders, statistics continue to demonstr…
This decolonizing qualitative feminista study sought to create space for Latinx women to voice and reclaim their discourses on food, beauty and their bodies. Exploring eating concerns from a contextual and intersectional lens exposed Latinx women’s multifaceted experiences with …
While a number of risk factors have been identified that impact the development and maintenance of eating disorders, such as sexual abuse and elevated levels of shape and weight concern, familial factors and the impact they play in the etiology of eating disorders has also been …
Body image research has historically focused on body dissatisfaction and its connection to disordered eating, though there has been a more recent shift to explore positive body image. While there is a growing literature investigating the causes, consequences, and correlates of p…
Embodiment is a faith-based intervention program created to increase positive body image and decrease self-objectification among Christian women through the use of biblical messages about the body. This study was approved by the Protection of Human Rights in Research Committee. …