Body image of university students: a systematic review of the characteristics of interventions

FM Huguenin, VAR Almeida, MVF Rodrigues… - Psicologia: Reflexão e …, 2024 - SciELO Brasil
Background Body image is the mental representation of the body and can be influenced by
cognitive, biological, behavioral, sociocultural, and environmental factors. University …

Current trends and future directions in internalized weight stigma research: a scoping review and synthesis of the literature

S Nutter, JF Saunders, R Waugh - Journal of Eating Disorders, 2024 - Springer
Background Since the first papers focused on internalized weight stigma were published in
the mid 2000's, the literature has grown into a robust field that complements existing …

Bidirectional associations between online and offline appearance concerns during early-to-middle adolescence.

AJ Maheux, K Burnell… - Developmental …, 2024 - psycnet.apa.org
During early and middle adolescence, individuals are at heightened risk of poor body image
and subsequent negative mental health outcomes, and the highly visual nature of social …

“There's No Separating My View of My Body from My Autism”: A qualitative study of positive body image in autistic individuals

P Longhurst, J Aspell, J Todd, V Swami - Body Image, 2024 - Elsevier
While scholars have investigated positive body image across diverse populations, extant
theory largely excludes those with differing socio-cognitive experiences, such as autistic …

Body image research among sexual minority men in the Mekong region: A scoping review

LT An, A Waling, A Bourne - Body Image, 2025 - Elsevier
Body image among sexual minority men (SMM) has received increasing attention. However,
the current literature has primarily focused on white SMM and body image and physical …

The future of the eating disorder field: Inclusive, aware of systems, and personalized

CA Levinson, C Cusack, RA Hunt… - … Research and Therapy, 2024 - Elsevier
Eating disorders are serious psychiatric illnesses associated with large amounts of suffering,
high morbidity, and high mortality rates, signifying a clear need for rapid advancements in …

Examining body appreciation in six countries: The impact of age and sociocultural pressure

LN Hanson, A Gott, M Tomsett, E Useh… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Previous research on body appreciation across the lifespan has produced conflicting results
that it increases with age, decreases with age, or is generally stable with an increase in …

[HTML][HTML] # DisabledBodyPositivity: A content analysis of body positive Instagram posts in the disabled community

P Longhurst, EC Woodworth, I Cunha, R Rodgers - Body Image, 2024 - Elsevier
Accumulating research has supported the potential for body positivity content on Instagram
to challenge predominant appearance ideals and promote a healthier body image …

[HTML][HTML] Bicultural identity integration, depressive symptoms, and emotional eating among Asian and Latino undergraduate students in the US

D Ramos, P Wang, ER Garcia, IS Yim - Eating Behaviors, 2024 - Elsevier
College students increasingly identify as bicultural. Bicultural identity integration (BII), the
extent to which an individual can effectively manage their various cultural identities, has …

Examining effects of race and ethnic identity on body dissatisfaction following media exposure of thin and curvy body ideals

MF Murray, T Dorsaint, EN Dougherty, JE Wildes… - Body Image, 2025 - Elsevier
This study examined moderating effects of race and ethnic identity on associations between
thin and curvy media exposure and body dissatisfaction in a community sample of Black and …