Clinical Aspects of the Rubber Hand IllusionThe rubber hand illusion is a multisensory phenomenon characterized by the subjective feeling that a rubber hand is part of one’s body. It may occur when covert tactile stimulation of a participant’s hand co-...
Body image is multifaceted and incorporates perceptual, affective, and cognitive components as well as behavioral features. Only few studies have examined the character of body-image disturbance in children/adolescents with eating disorders. It is unknown ...
Facets of Body Image Disorder: A Differential Analysis of the TEK-KJ (Test for the Detection of Body Disorder in Children and Adolescents) for the Direct Measurement of Haptic-Perceptual PartsAbstract. There is presently a lack of instruments that ...
Hauptmerkmal der körperdysmorphen Störung (KDS) ist eine übermäßige Beschäftigung mit einem wahrgenommenen Makel oder Defekt im körperlichen Aussehen (z. B. ausdünnendes Haar, Falten, Größe oder Form der Nase), was zu signifikanten Beeinträchtigungen in ...
Body image in humans with trauma or social anxietyMany psychological disorders may impact the perception of the own body. Individuals suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and social anxiety (SA) report negative body images. The modulating ...
Eating disorders – new challengesAbstract. The present issue focuses on new challenges in the domain of eating disorder research. Eating disorders do not only lead to severe impairment of mental and physical health,...
The Association between sexual orientation and body image, eating disorders, and body dysmorphic disorder in menAbstract. This review summarizes core findings and trends regarding differences in perceptual, ...
Abstract. People with a positive body image are more content with their body, reflect their society’s beauty ideals more critically, have the ability to care for their body and are better protected from depression. ...
The relationship between the structure of body image and mental disorders of adolescents - a perspective of developmental psychologyAbstract. Based on reflections from the perspective of developmental psychology this study examines how adolescents can be ...
Zusammenfassung. In der vorliegenden Studie wurde untersucht, wie sich die Körpererfahrung Jugendlicher beschreiben läßt, die an einer chronischen Erkrankung leiden. Hierzu wurden zwölf- bis 16jährige Jugendliche mit Asthma bronchiale (N = 62) und ...
“I wish that I were more muscular”: A psychometric analysis of the German version of the Drive for Muscularity Scale (DMS)The Drive for Muscularity Scale (DMS) is a widely used self-rating questionnaire for the assessment of the drive to gain muscle and ...
Body image perception as a risk factor for chronic stressDue to developmental factors, adolescence and young adulthood can be considered as very sensitive periods in the lifespan. The development of the self-image is regarded as one of the most ...
Zusammenfassung. Wir untersuchten die Wirkung eines gesundheitsorientierten Krafttrainings auf verschiedene Aspekte des psychischen Wohlbefindens für einen Zeitraum von 3 (t1) und 6 Monaten (t2). N = 531 Teilnehmer führten 6 Mal monatlich ein präventives (...
Body Image, Body Experience, and UV Exposure: An Empirical Overview and Implications for PreventionTanning is common despite the health risks associated with ultraviolet (UV) rays. This systematic review provides an overview of current research exploring ...
Zusammenfassung. Theoretischer Hintergrund: In bestimmten Sportarten tritt vermehrt gestörtes Essverhalten auf. Als ursächlich hierfür wird eine Fixierung auf Nahrungsreize und ein gestörtes Körperbild angenommen. Fragestellung: Hat bei Freizeitsportlern ...
Zusammenfassung. Aufgrund der starken Schlankheitsorientierung in ästhetischen Sportarten und kontroverser Befunde zur Rolle von Leistungssport für die Genese von Essstörungen gingen wir in vorliegender Untersuchung der Frage nach essstörungsspezifischer ...
Body image therapy in eating disorders: Influencing of perceptive, cognitive-affective, and behavioral components of the body imageAbstract.Background: In eating disorders, a negative body image can be manifested in an overestimation of one’s own body ...
Selective visual attention in the facil area in individuals planning cosmetic medical treatmentAbstract.Background: Visual attention processes play an important role in body dysmorphic disorder. Objective: Is this also true for individuals who are ...
Psychometric analysis of a German version of the Body Checking Questionnaire (BCQ)Abstract.Background: Body checking is the behavioral manifestation of a negative body image. Objective: The psychometric properties of the German version of the „Body ...
Identification of changes relevant for success of body image theory. Do insight and coping processes contribute to symptom-specific intrasession changes?Abstract.Background: Although various studies on interventions focusing on body image disturbance in ...