Body Image

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Exposure to simulated nature promotes positive body image irrespective of the presentation modality: A comparison of images, 2-dimensional film, and 360° immersive film	213
Predictors of functionality appreciation: Prospective findings	122
Weight gain attempts and substance use behaviors among adults across five countries	103
Bi-directional associations between depressive symptoms and eating disorder symptoms in early adolescence	97
Longitudinal associations between appearance evaluation during video chat and body image concerns: A test of the “Perfect Storm” framework	86
Is body dissatisfaction related to an attentional bias towards low weight bodies in non-clinical samples of women? A systematic review and meta-analysis	84
Body talk on social networking sites and restrained eating among adolescents: A test of a multiple mediation model	83
Exploring the associations between muscularity teasing and eating and body image disturbances in Chinese men and women	83
Food insecurity is associated with muscle dysmorphia symptomatology among a sample of Canadian adolescents and young adults	82
Psychometric properties and factor structure of the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire in omnivores, vegetarians, and vegans	80
Digital body image interventions for adult women: A meta-analytic review	79
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	78
The 7-day compassion diary: Evaluating a brief compassion flows training on body appreciation and cosmetic surgery interest	78
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	75
Muscularity bias internalization moderates the associations of muscularity dissatisfaction with muscularity-oriented disordered eating and psychosocial well-being in men but not women	73
The associations between photo-editing and body concerns among females: A systematic review	65
Comparing the associations between body appearance and fitness self-conscious emotions across physical activity modalities: A multi-part study	62
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	62
“We are no drawings, no clay dolls”: A qualitative exploration of adolescents’ attitudes towards cosmetic procedures	61
Satisfaction with partner’s appearance, body criticism, and relationship quality in heterosexual couples: A dyadic study	60
Editorial Board	59
Beauty and the big business: A qualitative investigation of the development and implementation of the CVS Beauty Mark	59
The body positive… or the body neutral? A content analysis of body positivity and body neutrality hashtagged videos on TikTok	59
Appearance Matters 10	58
Translation and psychometric properties of an Italian version of the Body Acceptance by Others Scale-2 (BAOS-2)	53

Fear of negative appearance evaluation and cosmetic surgery consideration among adolescents: A test of a moderated mediation model	53
Fat embodiment for resistance and healing from weight stigma	53
Prospective examination of psychological risk and maintenance factors for body image distress after mastectomy with immediate breast reconstruction	53
Dissonance-based prevention of eating pathology in non-Western cultures: A randomized controlled trial of the Body Project among young Saudi adult women	49
Functionality appreciation in young children	49
Translation and validation of a (Colombian) Spanish version of the breast appreciation scale (BrAS)	48
Demographic and sociocultural predictors of sexuality-related body image and sexual frequency: The U.S. Body Project I	46
Psychometric properties of a Dutch translation of the Functionality Appreciation Scale (FAS) among adults in the Netherlands	46
Additive and interactive associations among body appreciation, self-compassion, and gender in understanding college students’ health behaviors	46
TikTok on the clock but the #fitspo don’t stop: The impact of TikTok fitspiration videos on women’s body image concerns	45
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A comparison of functionality, rumination, and distraction tasks on women’s state body image and mood after idealised media exposure	43
Translation and validation of a Chinese version of the Appearance Schemas Inventory-Revised in Chinese adults	43
A cognitive dissonance body image intervention ‘Free Being Me’ delivered by guide leaders to adolescent girl guides in India: A pilot and acceptability trial	42
Promoting body positivity through stories: How protagonist body size and esteem influence readers’ self-concepts	42
From the screen to the bed: Appearance-related social media consciousness and sexual well-being among emerging adult women and men	41
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]	41
Body appreciation at work: Examining indirect effects in the relationship between job demands, job resources, and workplace well-being	40
The effect of viewing #whatieatinaday TikTok videos with and without calories on body-related shame, guilt, envy, and intentions to diet in young women	39
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	38
Body Image and sex among postpartum women	38
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	37
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Body appreciation and its psychological correlates: A systematic review and meta-analysis	36
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The U.S. Body Project I: Inspirations and Lessons Learned	35
Weight self-stigma, but not body dissatisfaction, predicts binge eating across one academic year	34
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	34
The body mass index: What’s the use?	33
Effects of online self-compassionate writing on stigmatizing and affirming self-perceptions: Potential boundary conditions in undergraduate women	32
Racial identity differences in pathways from sociocultural and objectification constructs to body satisfaction: The U.S. Body Project I	32
Associations of negative, positive, and mixed body talk with self-objectification, negative affect, body appreciation, and disordered eating in Chinese young women: An ecological momentary assessment	31
An experimental investigation of whether body-positive messaging on fitspiration and diverse images can improve state body image in women	31
The importance of hair satisfaction in appearance evaluation among black adolescent girls	31
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	30
“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	30
The impact of fashion clothing involvement and self-objectification on women’s mental health: A cross-sectional study among Brazilian women	30
Congenital melanocytic naevus (CMN) through the lens: Using photo-elicitation interviews to explore adjustment in adolescents with a rare birthmark condition	30
Experiences of embodiment during pregnancy and the postpartum period: A qualitative study	30
Follow, filter, filler? Social media usage and cosmetic procedure intention, acceptance, and normalization among young adults	29
Measurement invariance of the Broad Conceptualization of Beauty Scale (BCBS) across Black, Hispanic, and White women in the United States	29
The body positivity movement is not all that positive on TikTok: A content analysis of body positive TikTok videos	28
Muscularity teasing and its relations with muscularity bias internalization, muscularity-oriented body dissatisfaction, and muscularity-oriented disordered eating in Chinese adult men	28
Factor structure and psychometric properties of a Korean translation of the Body Appreciation Scale-2	27
Attentional engagement with and disengagement from appearance ideals: Differential associations with body dissatisfaction frequency and duration?	27
A negative body image contextualization of the self-compassion scale	27
Are diverse models really non-idealized? Investigating body positivity public feed posts of fashion and beauty brands on instagram	26
Clinical characteristics among sexual minority and heterosexual women with body dysmorphic disorder	26
Personal ideal, cultural ideal and optimal attractiveness: Are these constructs for body size and shape the same or different?	26
“Look beyond the weight and accept me”: Adolescent perspectives on parental weight communication	25

Perceived legitimacy of weight-based discrimination: Consequences for group identity, collective action, body satisfaction, and self-esteem	24
Factor structure and psychometric properties of the Muscle Dysmorphic Disorder Inventory (MDDI) among transgender women	24
Imagery versus captions: The effect of body positive Instagram content on young women’s mood and body image	24
Measuring state functionality appreciation: A psychometric evaluation of an adapted version of the functionality appreciation scale (S-FAS)	24
Body image facets as predictors of muscularity-oriented disordered eating in women: Findings from a prospective study	24
Body dissatisfaction frequency and duration: Dissociable dimensions of trait body dissatisfaction	24
Love your body! An exploration of new empowerment discourse as related to body capital, and body image and eating concerns among women	23
Tackling bisexual erasure: An explorative comparison of bisexual, gay and straight cisgender men’s body image	23
“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	23
Measurement invariance and differential item functioning of the functionality appreciation scale (FAS) in Colombia and Spain	23
South Asian women in the United Kingdom: The role of skin colour dissatisfaction in acculturation experiences and body dissatisfaction	23
Not just bodies to be viewed, but bodies that do: A study on the Functionality Appreciation Scale (FAS) in Italian adolescents	23
Words are heavy: Weight-related terminology preferences are associated with larger-bodied people’s health behaviors and beliefs	22
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Digital modification and body image on social media: Disclaimer labels, captions, hashtags, and comments	22
Body comparisons are bidirectionally linked with body dissatisfaction but not disordered eating urges	21
Examining the effects of implicit and internalized weight bias on physical activity cognitions for women in larger bodies	21
Women’s refusal to be weighed during healthcare visits: Links to body image	21
Body functionality through an indigenous lens: Learning from indigenous knowledge systems to facilitate appreciation	21
Digital social evaluation: Relationships between receiving likes, comments, and follows on social media and adolescents’ body image concerns	20
Supporting individuals with a visible difference: A UK survey of needs and preferences	20
Meta-analytic and narrative systematic reviews of body image concerns and eating disorders in transgender and gender diverse people: Methodology	20
Testing for longitudinal bidirectional associations between self-compassion, self-criticism, and positive body image components	20
Psychometric properties of the Portuguese version of the Positive Body Image among Adolescents Scale	20
How can we help you? A global investigation into girls’ body image experiences in sport and intervention preferences	20
“Make sure that everybody feels there is a space for them”: Understanding and promoting appearance inclusivity at university.	20
Testing body-related components of objectification theory: A meta-analysis of the relations between body shame, self-objectification, and body dissatisfaction	19
Prospective associations between self-compassion, emotional dysregulation, and negative body image components in an international sample of adult women	19
Demedicalizing baldness: An experimental, mixed methods study	19
Body image and Black African women: A comparative study of Kenya and Nigeria	19
Early appearance concerns after burns: Investigating the roles of psychological flexibility and self-compassion	19
A qualitative analysis of the usefulness, risks, and challenges of incorporating functionality and body compassion into the prevention and treatment of eating disorders	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
Appearance Matters 11 Conference 2026	19
A guide to exploratory structural equation modeling (ESEM) and bifactor-ESEM in body image research	18
“Intermission!” A short-term social media fast reduces self-objectification among pre-teen and teen dancers	18
Body image as a multidimensional concept: A systematic review of body image facets in eating disorders and muscle dysmorphia	18
Validation of the Appearance-Related Social Media Consciousness Scale with Chinese adolescents and young adults	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
Correlates of body dissatisfaction and eating disorder symptoms in transgender and gender diverse populations: A systematic review	18
Disclosing the obvious: Psychosocial implications of (not) explaining facial differences	18
Corrigendum to “A mixed-methods study investigating the acceptability of an early acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) intervention to aid adjustment to appearance changes after burns” Body Image 5	18
Body appreciation mediates the association between satisfaction with autistic identity and flourishing in autistic adults	18
Psychometric validation of the Muscle Dysmorphic Disorder Inventory (MDDI) among U.S. transgender men	18
The association between problematic pornography use and eating disorder symptoms among heterosexual and sexual minority men	18
Translation and validation of the Chinese version of the Positive Body Image among Adolescents Scale (PBIAS)	18
Development and validation of a measure of curvy ideals internalization	18
Gendered racial microaggressions, self-silencing, and disordered eating in Black women	17
From sexualization to appreciation: Contributions of television content featuring Black or White female characters to diverse body concerns among Black women	17
Unraveling the meaning of weight misperception in a sample of college students: Unaware or body satisfied?	17
“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	17
The impact of body image on social cognition: Fear of negative evaluation mediates the relationship between body surveillance and interpersonal distance in women	17
Towards a better understanding of the social stigma of facial difference	17
Body image in women diagnosed with breast cancer: A grounded theory study	17
Understanding what drives adolescent social media behaviours: Informing approaches for interventions	17
#WhatIEatInADay: The effects of viewing food diary TikTok videos on young adults’ body image and intent to diet	16
Testing the tripartite influence model on body image among pregnant women	16
A systematic review of interventions aiming to promote positive body image in children and adolescents	16
Do appearance comparisons mediate the effects of thinspiration and fitspiration on body dissatisfaction, happiness, and disordered eating urges in women’s daily lives?	16
The impact of yoga on body image in adults: A systematic review of quantitative studies	16
Assessment and adaptation of the model of gratitude, body appreciation, and intuitive eating among Brazilian women	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
Self-compassion, body satisfaction, and disordered eating symptoms in male collegiate athletes: A longitudinal analysis	15
A systematic review of weight stigma and disordered eating cognitions and behaviors	15
A systematic review of social and interpersonal factors associated with perinatal body image and eating concerns	15
Feminist embodiment, body talk, and body image among mothers and daughters	14
The Sociostructural-Intersectional Body Image (SIBI) framework: Understanding the impact of white supremacy in body image research and practice	14
A comic-based body image intervention for adolescents in semi-rural Indian schools: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial	14
Muscularity stigma: An overlooked but important form of appearance stigma	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
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#Skin-Lightening: A content analysis of the most popular videos promoting skin-lightening products on TikTok	14
Evaluation of an 8-week telehealth cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) program for adults with muscle dysmorphia: A pilot and feasibility study	14
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“I felt so powerful to have this love in me”: A grounded theory analysis of the experiences of people living with and recovering from eating disorders while in diverse romantic relationships	13
Sexual satisfaction mediates daily associations between body satisfaction and relationship satisfaction in new parent couples	13
Translation and psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire-4 (SATAQ-4) in college students	13

Isolating the effects of body size and sexualisation in social media images on body image-related constructs among young women	13
The Seymour Fisher Annual Award	13
Sexual objectification versus empowerment: Examining the effects of sexualized women’s facial expression on viewers’ evaluations of social cognition and self-objectification	13
Integrating the tripartite influence, minority stress, and social comparison theories to explain body image and disordered eating in Chinese sexual minority men and women	13
Broad conceptualizations of beauty: Scale validation and longitudinal associations with appearance comparison, body appreciation, and body image concerns in women from Germany	13
“Mind your figure! Watch, but don’t eat”: A content analysis of eating and appearance-related messages in eating videos on social media	13
Weight as a social identity: Theoretical and empirical advances	13
Validation of the Muscularity Bias Internalization Scale in Chinese women	13
Psychometric properties of the Mandarin Chinese version of the thin ideal internalization assessment among young Chinese women	13
Exploring the tripartite influence model of body image and disordered eating among adolescent girls living in Australia, China, India, and Iran	13