It remains unclear whether body dissatisfaction, a widely recognized predictor of eating-
related pathologies and depressive symptomatology, is consistent across cohorts and time …

Objective Numerous stand-alone interventions to improve body image have been
developed. The present review used meta-analysis to estimate the effectiveness of such …

Abstract This study tested Expand Your Horizon, a programme designed to improve body
image by training women to focus on the functionality of their body using structured writing …

Knowledge in the research fields of body image and sexuality has significantly increased in
the last decade. In this review, data from 57 studies were compiled for a review of empirical …

Introduction Although sexual functioning has been linked to sexual satisfaction, it only
partially explains the degree to which women report being sexually satisfied. Other factors …

Abstract The Physical Appearance Comparison Scale (PACS; Thompson, Heinberg, &
Tantleff, 1991) was revised to assess appearance comparisons relevant to women and men …

Objectification theory posits internalization of an observer's gaze may negatively impact
women's feelings about their bodies, which may subsequently affect their sexual function …

How does women's body image shape their interpersonal relationships? Based on recent
theories of risk regulation and empirical evidence that sex is an emotionally risky behavior …

Researchers interested in prevention, health promotion, and feminist developmental theory
have recently begun to investigate, from several perspectives, components of the following …

Findings regarding the link between body image and sexuality have been equivocal,
possibly because of the insensitivity of many body image measures to potential variability …