Fat talk is a term used to describe self-disparaging remarks made to other people about
one's weight or body. Fat talk has been both causally and correlationally linked to a number …

Purpose Mothers serve as a primary socializing figure among adolescent girls at a time
when they are at high risk of body image concerns and disordered eating behavior, and this …

The present study investigated how eating pathology and depressive symptoms were
related to the dyadic dynamics of fat talk in mother-daughter relationships during …

Fat talk, conversations in which women disparage the size/shape of their bodies, acts as
both a reflection of and contributor to body dissatisfaction. We assessed the impact of age …

Fat talk, or self‐disparaging talk about the body, is common among US women and
increasingly reported for men. Despite its commonality, this unique genre of talk is difficult to …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of mother–daughter
communication about their bodies on adolescent girls' and mothers' body shame. Methods …

Purpose This study examined whether engagement in negative body talk would moderate
the association between fear of fat and restrained eating among female friend dyads …

This study examined the associations among weight status, body dissatisfaction, and
negative body talk with a sample of young adult male friends (N= 55 pairs). Actor–Partner …

Introduction This study examined the mediating role of general negative affect and body‐
specific negative affect between the association between negative body talk occurring within …

The practice, theory, and critique of allyship have been central to feminist scholarship and
activism. Identities once not regarded as identities at all but as neutral givens, such as …