Body Image

Article	Citations
Exposure to simulated nature promotes positive body image irrespective of the presentation modality: A comparison of images, 2-dimensional film, and 360° immersive film	180
Longitudinal associations between appearance evaluation during video chat and body image concerns: A test of the “Perfect Storm” framework	149
Exploring the reciprocal associations between body appreciation, body image flexibility, and body acceptance by others in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany: Results from cross-lagged pan	99
Gender compatibility and drive for muscularity among adolescent boys: Examining the indirect effect of emotion regulation difficulties	92
Digital body image interventions for adult women: A meta-analytic review	90
Food insecurity is associated with muscle dysmorphia symptomatology among a sample of Canadian adolescents and young adults	83
Visualizing Emotional Arousal within the Context of Body Size Evaluation: A Pilot Study of Steady-State Visual Evoked Potentials in Women with Anorexia Nervosa and Healthy Controls.	77
Psychometric properties and factor structure of the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire in omnivores, vegetarians, and vegans	75
Weight gain attempts and substance use behaviors among adults across five countries	72
Is body dissatisfaction related to an attentional bias towards low weight bodies in non-clinical samples of women? A systematic review and meta-analysis	71
The 7-day compassion diary: Evaluating a brief compassion flows training on body appreciation and cosmetic surgery interest	67
A short-form drama series created for the digital media environment: A randomised controlled trial exploring effects on girls’ body satisfaction, acceptance of appearance diversity, and appearance-rel	66
Exploring the associations between muscularity teasing and eating and body image disturbances in Chinese men and women	65
Bi-directional associations between depressive symptoms and eating disorder symptoms in early adolescence	62
Instagram Sexualization: When posts make you feel dissatisfied and wanting to change your body	62
Comparing the associations between body appearance and fitness self-conscious emotions across physical activity modalities: A multi-part study	61
Does medium matter? Investigating the impact of viewing ideal image or short-form video content on young women’s body image, mood, and self-objectification	60
Predictors of functionality appreciation: Prospective findings	59
Muscularity bias internalization moderates the associations of muscularity dissatisfaction with muscularity-oriented disordered eating and psychosocial well-being in men but not women	57
The associations between photo-editing and body concerns among females: A systematic review	54
Body talk on social networking sites and restrained eating among adolescents: A test of a multiple mediation model	54
Translation and validation of a (Colombian) Spanish version of the breast appreciation scale (BrAS)	53
Translation and psychometric properties of an Italian version of the Body Acceptance by Others Scale-2 (BAOS-2)	53
Fat embodiment for resistance and healing from weight stigma	51
“We are no drawings, no clay dolls”: A qualitative exploration of adolescents’ attitudes towards cosmetic procedures	50

Satisfaction with partner’s appearance, body criticism, and relationship quality in heterosexual couples: A dyadic study	50
Functionality appreciation in young children	50
Prospective examination of psychological risk and maintenance factors for body image distress after mastectomy with immediate breast reconstruction	48
Editorial Board	48
Appearance Matters 10	46
Associations between body image, social physique anxiety, and dating anxiety in heterosexual emerging adults	46
First do no harm: Measuring weight bias beliefs in preschool-age children	46
Fear of negative appearance evaluation and cosmetic surgery consideration among adolescents: A test of a moderated mediation model	45
Beauty and the big business: A qualitative investigation of the development and implementation of the CVS Beauty Mark	43
Demographic and sociocultural predictors of sexuality-related body image and sexual frequency: The U.S. Body Project I	42
The body positive… or the body neutral? A content analysis of body positivity and body neutrality hashtagged videos on TikTok	42
Additive and interactive associations among body appreciation, self-compassion, and gender in understanding college students’ health behaviors	41
Dissonance-based prevention of eating pathology in non-Western cultures: A randomized controlled trial of the Body Project among young Saudi adult women	40
TikTok on the clock but the #fitspo don’t stop: The impact of TikTok fitspiration videos on women’s body image concerns	39
Psychometric properties of a Dutch translation of the Functionality Appreciation Scale (FAS) among adults in the Netherlands	38
Editorial Board	37
Body Image and sex among postpartum women	36
A comparison of functionality, rumination, and distraction tasks on women’s state body image and mood after idealised media exposure	36
Look me in the eyes! A pre-registered eye-tracking study investigating visual attention and affective reactions to faces with a visible difference	36
The effect of viewing #whatieatinaday TikTok videos with and without calories on body-related shame, guilt, envy, and intentions to diet in young women	35
Fashion versus fitspo: The effect of viewing images of contemporary Barbie® dolls in passive versus active poses on college women’s body image and affect	35
Promoting body positivity through stories: How protagonist body size and esteem influence readers’ self-concepts	34
Corrigendum to “On liking how you look and feeling sexy: Quantifying the overlap between sexual desirability and body satisfaction in a sample of Australian Grindr users” [Body Image 48 (2024) 101676]	34
A cognitive dissonance body image intervention ‘Free Being Me’ delivered by guide leaders to adolescent girl guides in India: A pilot and acceptability trial	34
“My critical filter buffers your app filter”: Social media literacy as a protective factor for body image	34
Translation and validation of a Chinese version of the Appearance Schemas Inventory-Revised in Chinese adults	34
Editorial Board	33
Body appreciation and its psychological correlates: A systematic review and meta-analysis	33
Investigating the role of perceived ingroup and outgroup colourism on body image and wellbeing among Black, Asian, and other racialised/ethnic minority groups living in the UK	33
The importance of hair satisfaction in appearance evaluation among black adolescent girls	33
Body appreciation at work: Examining indirect effects in the relationship between job demands, job resources, and workplace well-being	33
Spanish validation of two social media appearance-related constructs associated with disordered eating in adolescents: The Appearance-related Social Media Consciousness scale (ASMC) and the Critical T	32
Muscularity teasing and its relations with muscularity bias internalization, muscularity-oriented body dissatisfaction, and muscularity-oriented disordered eating in Chinese adult men	32
An experimental investigation of whether body-positive messaging on fitspiration and diverse images can improve state body image in women	32
Follow, filter, filler? Social media usage and cosmetic procedure intention, acceptance, and normalization among young adults	31
Effects of online self-compassionate writing on stigmatizing and affirming self-perceptions: Potential boundary conditions in undergraduate women	31
The impact of fashion clothing involvement and self-objectification on women’s mental health: A cross-sectional study among Brazilian women	30
Experiences of embodiment during pregnancy and the postpartum period: A qualitative study	30
Congenital melanocytic naevus (CMN) through the lens: Using photo-elicitation interviews to explore adjustment in adolescents with a rare birthmark condition	30
Unjust treatment, unfamiliar body, and unrealistic body standards: A qualitative investigation of body image, racism, and eating during pregnancy and postpartum among Black, African American, and Afro	30
Factor structure and psychometric properties of a Korean translation of the Body Appreciation Scale-2	30
Gender differences in the relation between interpersonal stress and momentary shape and weight concerns in youth with overweight/obesity	29
Editorial Board	29
The U.S. Body Project I: Inspirations and Lessons Learned	29
“It helps me to be more aware and connected to my body when I spent so many years trying to disconnect”: A qualitative pilot study on the impact of time spent in nature on eating disorder recovery	28
A negative body image contextualization of the self-compassion scale	28
Racial identity differences in pathways from sociocultural and objectification constructs to body satisfaction: The U.S. Body Project I	28
The body mass index: What’s the use?	28
The body positivity movement is not all that positive on TikTok: A content analysis of body positive TikTok videos	27
Measurement invariance of the Broad Conceptualization of Beauty Scale (BCBS) across Black, Hispanic, and White women in the United States	27

The weight of words: Discursive constructions of health in weight-neutral peer-reviewed journal articles	27
Weight self-stigma, but not body dissatisfaction, predicts binge eating across one academic year	27
Attentional engagement with and disengagement from appearance ideals: Differential associations with body dissatisfaction frequency and duration?	27
Personal ideal, cultural ideal and optimal attractiveness: Are these constructs for body size and shape the same or different?	26
“Trapped in an echo chamber of whiteness”: Exploring real-world barriers in understanding and challenging white supremacy in body image research in the global north	26
Clinical characteristics among sexual minority and heterosexual women with body dysmorphic disorder	26
Self-concept clarity and appearance-based social comparison to idealized bodies	26
Are diverse models really non-idealized? Investigating body positivity public feed posts of fashion and beauty brands on instagram	25
Tackling bisexual erasure: An explorative comparison of bisexual, gay and straight cisgender men’s body image	25
Words are heavy: Weight-related terminology preferences are associated with larger-bodied people’s health behaviors and beliefs	24
Factor structure and psychometric properties of the Muscle Dysmorphic Disorder Inventory (MDDI) among transgender women	24
Perceived legitimacy of weight-based discrimination: Consequences for group identity, collective action, body satisfaction, and self-esteem	24
Body image facets as predictors of muscularity-oriented disordered eating in women: Findings from a prospective study	24
Adverse childhood experiences and body dysmorphic symptoms: A meta-analysis	23
South Asian women in the United Kingdom: The role of skin colour dissatisfaction in acculturation experiences and body dissatisfaction	23
Intuitive eating in light of other eating styles and motives: Experiences with construct validity and the Hungarian adaptation of the Intuitive Eating Scale-2	23
“Look beyond the weight and accept me”: Adolescent perspectives on parental weight communication	23
Love your body! An exploration of new empowerment discourse as related to body capital, and body image and eating concerns among women	22
Imagery versus captions: The effect of body positive Instagram content on young women’s mood and body image	22
Digital modification and body image on social media: Disclaimer labels, captions, hashtags, and comments	22
Measurement invariance and differential item functioning of the functionality appreciation scale (FAS) in Colombia and Spain	22
Measuring state functionality appreciation: A psychometric evaluation of an adapted version of the functionality appreciation scale (S-FAS)	22
“Make sure that everybody feels there is a space for them”: Understanding and promoting appearance inclusivity at university.	21
Supporting individuals with a visible difference: A UK survey of needs and preferences	21
Testing for longitudinal bidirectional associations between self-compassion, self-criticism, and positive body image components	21
Body dissatisfaction frequency and duration: Dissociable dimensions of trait body dissatisfaction	21
A qualitative analysis of the usefulness, risks, and challenges of incorporating functionality and body compassion into the prevention and treatment of eating disorders	21
Body image and Black African women: A comparative study of Kenya and Nigeria	20
Emotion profiles among adolescent female athletes: Associations with flourishing	20
How can we help you? A global investigation into girls’ body image experiences in sport and intervention preferences	20
Testing body-related components of objectification theory: A meta-analysis of the relations between body shame, self-objectification, and body dissatisfaction	20
Women’s refusal to be weighed during healthcare visits: Links to body image	20
Psychometric properties of the Portuguese version of the Positive Body Image among Adolescents Scale	20
Editorial Board	20
Practice or performance? A content analysis of yoga-related videos on Instagram	20
Body functionality through an indigenous lens: Learning from indigenous knowledge systems to facilitate appreciation	20
Meta-analytic and narrative systematic reviews of body image concerns and eating disorders in transgender and gender diverse people: Methodology	19
Digital social evaluation: Relationships between receiving likes, comments, and follows on social media and adolescents’ body image concerns	19
Examining the effects of implicit and internalized weight bias on physical activity cognitions for women in larger bodies	19
Prospective associations between self-compassion, emotional dysregulation, and negative body image components in an international sample of adult women	19
Body comparisons are bidirectionally linked with body dissatisfaction but not disordered eating urges	19
How prepartum appearance-related attitudes influence body image and weight-control behaviors of pregnant Japanese women across pregnancy: Latent growth curve modeling analyses	19
The role of social context in own body size estimations: An investigation of the body schema	18
The association between problematic pornography use and eating disorder symptoms among heterosexual and sexual minority men	18
Psychometric validation of the Japanese version of the Functionality Appreciation Scale (FAS)	18
Body appreciation mediates the association between satisfaction with autistic identity and flourishing in autistic adults	18
Disclosing the obvious: Psychosocial implications of (not) explaining facial differences	18
Self-objectification in Chinese pregnant women: The mixed role of functionality appreciation	18
“Eat clean, train mean, get lean”: Body image and health behaviours of women who engage with fitspiration and clean eating imagery on Instagram	18
Early appearance concerns after burns: Investigating the roles of psychological flexibility and self-compassion	18
Body image and quality of life in women with breast cancer: Appreciating the body and its functionality	18
Validation of the Appearance-Related Social Media Consciousness Scale with Chinese adolescents and young adults	18
Body image as a multidimensional concept: A systematic review of body image facets in eating disorders and muscle dysmorphia	18
A prospective examination of relationships between social media use and body dissatisfaction in a representative sample of adults	17
Do media portrayals and social consensus information impact anti-fat attitudes and support for anti-weight discrimination laws and policies?	17
Developing a model linking self-reported nature exposure and positive body image: A study protocol for the body image in nature survey (BINS)	17
A guide to exploratory structural equation modeling (ESEM) and bifactor-ESEM in body image research	17
Development and validation of a measure of curvy ideals internalization	17
Demedicalizing baldness: An experimental, mixed methods study	17
Towards a better understanding of the social stigma of facial difference	16
“We should educate the public that cosmetic procedures are as safe as normal medicine”: Understanding corporate social responsibility from the perspective of the cosmetic procedures industry	16
Gendered racial microaggressions, self-silencing, and disordered eating in Black women	16
The impact of yoga on body image in adults: A systematic review of quantitative studies	16
Unraveling the meaning of weight misperception in a sample of college students: Unaware or body satisfied?	16
Understanding what drives adolescent social media behaviours: Informing approaches for interventions	16
Body image in women diagnosed with breast cancer: A grounded theory study	16
The impact of body image on social cognition: Fear of negative evaluation mediates the relationship between body surveillance and interpersonal distance in women	16
#WhatIEatInADay: The effects of viewing food diary TikTok videos on young adults’ body image and intent to diet	16
The effect of physical appearance perfectionism and social comparison to thin-, slim-thick-, and fit-ideal Instagram imagery on young women’s body image	16
Editorial Board	15
A systematic review of interventions aiming to promote positive body image in children and adolescents	15
Do appearance comparisons mediate the effects of thinspiration and fitspiration on body dissatisfaction, happiness, and disordered eating urges in women’s daily lives?	15
Editorial Board	15
Does every body matter? The relationship between engagement with body-positive and appearance-ideal content on instagram and aspects of positive and negative body image	15
Testing the tripartite influence model on body image among pregnant women	15
Body Positivity, but not for everyone: The role of model size in exposure effects on women’s mood, body satisfaction, and food choice	15
Psychometric validation of the Muscle Dysmorphic Disorder Inventory (MDDI) among U.S. transgender men	15
Editorial Board and Aims & Scopes	15
A comic-based body image intervention for adolescents in semi-rural Indian schools: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial	15
A systematic review of weight stigma and disordered eating cognitions and behaviors	15

“Intermission!” A short-term social media fast reduces self-objectification among pre-teen and teen dancers	15
#Skin-Lightening: A content analysis of the most popular videos promoting skin-lightening products on TikTok	15
Self-compassion, body satisfaction, and disordered eating symptoms in male collegiate athletes: A longitudinal analysis	14
Evaluation of an 8-week telehealth cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) program for adults with muscle dysmorphia: A pilot and feasibility study	14
Assessment and adaptation of the model of gratitude, body appreciation, and intuitive eating among Brazilian women	14
Feminist embodiment, body talk, and body image among mothers and daughters	14
Muscularity stigma: An overlooked but important form of appearance stigma	14
“Mind your figure! Watch, but don’t eat”: A content analysis of eating and appearance-related messages in eating videos on social media	14
Psychometric properties and validation of the Phenomenological Body Shame Scale – Revised (PBSS-R)	14
Love me Tinder: The effects of women’s lifetime dating app use on daily body dissatisfaction, disordered eating urges, and negative mood	14
Moving beyond the individual: The impact and importance of sociocultural influences on visible difference	14
Does seeking the brawns impact the brain?: An investigation of muscularity-oriented disordered behaviors and cognitive function	14
A systematic review of social and interpersonal factors associated with perinatal body image and eating concerns	14
The Sociostructural-Intersectional Body Image (SIBI) framework: Understanding the impact of white supremacy in body image research and practice	14