Background Eating disorders are severe psychiatric disorders with a complex etiology
involving transactions among sociocultural, psychological, and biological influences. Most …

Obesity, eating disorders and unhealthy dieting practices among children and adolescents
are alarming health concerns due to their high prevalence and adverse effects on physical …

Given mixed findings regarding the unique trajectories of female and male adolescents'
body dissatisfaction over time, comprehensive longitudinal examinations are needed. This …

Social cognitive theory (SCT; Bandura 1986) has become a fundamental resource in
clinical, educational, social, developmental, health, and personality psychology. It has been …

This meta-analytic review of prospective and experimental studies reveals that several
accepted risk factors for eating pathology have not received empirical support (eg, sexual …

Objective: Recent findings implicate body dissatisfaction in the development and
maintenance of eating pathology. This paper reviews theory and empirical findings …

Despite the poor prognosis of dieting in obesity management, which often results in
repeated attempts at weight loss and hence weight cycling, the prevalence of dieting has …

Seventeen of the forty chapters included are either new to this edition, rewritten by their
original authors, or edited by Counihan and Van Esterik. A bank of test items applicable to …

The emergence of positive body image research during the last 10 years represents an
important shift in the body image literature. The existing evidence provides a strong …

Media, from television to the “new media”(including cell phones, iPads, and social media),
are a dominant force in children's lives. Although television is still the predominant medium …