Simulated nature and positive body image: A comparison of the impact of exposure to images of blue and green spaces

Body Image ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 39 ◽  
pp. 151-155
Author(s):  
Nat Rygal ◽  
Viren Swami
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Green Spaces ◽  
Positive Body Image ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Cognitive Dissonance–Based Interventions to Facilitate Positive Body Image and Embodiment

2019 ◽  
pp. 360-373
Author(s):  
Emma Halliwell ◽  
Phillippa C. Diedrichs
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Cognitive Dissonance ◽  
Small Body ◽  
Positive Body Image ◽  
Eating Disorder Prevention ◽  
Body Acceptance ◽  
Selective Eating ◽  
Meta Analyses ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Disorder Prevention

Cognitive dissonance–based interventions (CDIs) emerge in meta-analyses as the most effective selective eating disorder prevention and body acceptance programs. This chapter examines whether CDIs can also be used to promote aspects of positive body image and embodiment. Theoretical links between CDI content and positive body image are discussed. Also, the small body of empirical research that has evaluated the impact of CDI on aspects of positive body image is reviewed. The chapter argues that CDI could offer a useful tool to promote positive body image. Some revisions may be beneficial. However, it is critical that changes are evaluated in randomized controlled trials to ensure that the effectiveness of CDIs is not compromised by these adaptations.

I (DON'T) LOVE MY BODY: COUNTER-INTUITIVE EFFECTS OF A BODY-AFFIRMING STATEMENT ON COLLEGE WOMEN'S BODY SATISFACTION

2020 ◽  
Vol 39 (7) ◽  
pp. 617-639
Author(s):  
Renee Engeln ◽  
Megan N. Imundo
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
College Women ◽  
Body Satisfaction ◽  
The Body ◽  
Lower Body ◽  
Common Elements ◽  
Positive Body Image ◽  
Body Counter ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Writing Task

Introduction: Messages encouraging women to love their bodies are common elements of positive body image movements, but there are theoretical reasons to suspect that such messages may backfire. Methods: In a sample of 293 college women, we tested the impact of mentally repeating the affirmation “I love my body” on body satisfaction. We prompted participants to think either “I love my body” (affirmation condition) or “I am [age] years old” (control condition) while they completed a five-minute writing task. Results: Relative to the control, the affirmation condition led to significantly lower body satisfaction. Additionally, 53% of affirmation condition participants counterargued the body affirmation by writing something negative about their appearance; only 6% in the control condition wrote a negative appearance comment. Discussion: Results suggest that some messages intended to promote positive body image have the potential to decrease women's body satisfaction, in part because they prompt women to think of flaws in their appearance.

scholarly journals “It Stops Your Brain From Making Assumptions About What a Body Should Look Like”: The Impact of Life Drawing on Adolescents, With Recommendations for Practitioners

2018 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 60-81
Author(s):  
Viren Swami ◽  
Liz Shaw
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Final Session ◽  
Positive Body Image ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Image Appearance ◽  
The Impact

Studies have shown that life drawing can have positive effects on body image in adults. Here, we examined the effect of life drawing in a sample of British adolescents ( N = 14). Participants completed measures of positive body image, appearance investment, and self-esteem before attending three life drawing sessions over 7 weeks. Following the final session, they completed the same quantitative measures and answered open-ended questions about their experiences. Analyses of quantitative data showed that participants had significantly higher positive body image and lower dysfunctional appearance investment following the final session. However, responses to the open-ended questions suggested that most participants did not believe the sessions had impacted their body image. The latter data also suggested that participants felt discomfort with adult nudity, although most also indicated that the sessions had changed their perceptions of others. Based on our results, we make a number of recommendations for practitioners.

An evaluation of the Aerie Real campaign: Potential for promoting positive body image?

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (6) ◽  
pp. 726-737 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandra D Convertino ◽  
Rachel F Rodgers ◽  
Debra L Franko ◽  
Adriana Jodoin
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Body Satisfaction ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Advertising Campaign ◽  
Positive Body Image ◽  
Appearance Comparison ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Preliminary Support

This study evaluated the impact on young women’s body satisfaction of an advertising campaign: Aerie Real, which included images of models who were not digitally modified. In total, 200 female students were randomly allocated to view either Aerie Real images or digitally modified images from previous campaigns. In the total sample, no condition differences appeared. However, participants with high appearance comparison reported a smaller decrease in body satisfaction after viewing the Aerie Real images as compared to those viewing previous images ( p = .003). Findings provide preliminary support for the Aerie Real campaign as less deleterious form of media for body image.

scholarly journals IMPACT OF LAPAROSCOPIC COLORECTAL SURGERY ON BODY IMAGE

2021 ◽  
Vol 108 (Supplement_3) ◽  
Author(s):  
A Fernández Candela ◽  
L Sánchez-Guillén ◽  
L García Catalá ◽  
C Curtis Martínez ◽  
M Bosch Ramírez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Colorectal Surgery ◽  
Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery ◽  
Wound Complication ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Surgical Quality ◽  
Body Image Scale ◽  
Study Results ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Observational Descriptive Study

Abstract INTRODUCTION The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of laparoscopic colorectal surgery (LCS) on body image using the validated Body Image Scale (BIS) as a parameter of surgical quality. MATERIAL AND METHODS We conducted an observational descriptive study. Patients who underwent scheduled LCS between June 2015 and December 2019 by a General Hospital Coloproctology Unit were included. RESULTS The sample included 180 patients, 115 men (63.9%) and 65 women (36.1%) with a median age of 67 years. Right hemicolectomies (31.7%) and sigmoidectomies (28.3%) were the main procedures performed. In most patients, a suprapubic (69.4%) or transverse (19.4%) incision was made. 21.9% suffered some type of postoperative complication (13.9% wound complication, 10.6% incisional hernia). The general result of the BIS questionnaire was satisfactory, with a median of 0 in the responses (no alteration of body image). We found that 46.2% of the women had some alteration in body image, compared to 28.7% of the men (p = 0.018) and low and ultra-low anterior resection were the surgeries that obtained worst scores, with 13,5% and 12,5% respectively of patients with a BIS score above 5 (p = 0.044). Patients with a stoma also obtained worst punctuation (25% above 5 vs 6,1%, p = 0.001). No statistically significant differences were found regarding type of incision, presence of complications and anxiety or depression. CONCLUSION Study results show, in general, good post-surgical body image after LCS. However, patients with stoma and women were more dissatisfied. Interestingly, there is no worse body image due to type of incision, so we recommend the least iatrogenic one.

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