Abstract:Introduction: Against the backdrop of increasing body image concerns among men, the present study examined two factors that might underlie men’s baldness distress: rigid perfectionism and anxiety about physical aging. Methods: An international ...
Abstract: Research has suggested that social media use may present a risk to body image, but limited research explores newer social media platforms and how they are used. This study examined 275 youths’ (Mage = 20.71) social media use in ...
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-...
Abstract. International concern has been expressed about advertising for cosmetic surgery (British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons [BAAPS], 2005, 2008). A recent study showed that exposure to such advertising resulted in a more negative body ...
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 ...
Gender-specific predictors of depressive symptoms in adolescence?Abstract.Background: Research in the past found similar as well as different gender specific factors in trying to explain the increase of depression in adolescence. Objective: A four-year ...
Imagined ugliness: Body dysmorphic disorder from a psychological viewAbstract.Background: Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is characterized by an excessive and distressful preoccupation with an imagined defect in physical appearance. Objective: The current ...
Zusammenfassung. Das Ziel der vorliegenden Studie war die Untersuchung von Figurunzufriedenheit, Diätverhalten und körperlicher Aktivität bei Jungen und Mädchen. 68 Schulkindern im Alter von 9 bis 10 Jahren (36 Jungen, 32 Mädchen) wurde eine Körperumriss-...
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 ...