Individuals with eating disorders (EDs) frequently report interpersonal and affective
dysfunction. A useful lens for uniting these ideas is through the framework of interpersonal …

Recent evidence indicates that interactive media-based web technologies, such as social
networking sites, have an appreciable effect on users' perceptions of and attitudes toward …

While most body image research emphasizes the thin ideal, a wider variety of body-ideal
messages pervade US popular culture today, including those promoting athleticism or …

A growing evidence base confirms sociocultural theory's predictions regarding the influence
of direct exposure to family factors (eg, parental commentary) in promoting disordered eating …

Objective Fat talk, negative communication about weight, is common in the media, peer
groups, and families. Little is known about parental fat talk directed at oneself or others. This …

Objective Despite findings from numerous cross‐sectional studies suggesting a substantial
association between loneliness and different types of disordered eating, much remains …

Research examining the interpersonal correlates of body talk has primarily focused on the
negative consequences of perceiving fat talk on women's own body talk and eating …

The present investigation provided a theoretically-driven analysis testing whether body
shame helped account for the predicted positive associations between explicit weight bias in …

Introduction Body image concerns may contribute to poor sport experiences and low sport
participation in girls. Objectification theory and evidence from studies in non-sport contexts …

Although body dissatisfaction is common among adolescent boys, few intervention
programs specifically developed for boys have been shown to be effective for reducing body …