Although women are expected to idealize and achieve hegemonic feminine beauty
standards such as being slender and lighter skinned, few studies have examined how …

Research suggests that many parents make comments about their child's weight, which is
associated with negative adolescent health outcomes. Gaps in this literature include an …

This research examined the relationships between perceived maternal communication
behaviors and daughters' body image by borrowing from the tenets of three commonly used …

This study explored ways women self-evaluate body image perception and sexual self-
esteem based on length of time after bariatric surgery. With little empirical evidence …

Coping refers to a skillset utilized across the lifespan to subvert stress. Socialization of
coping is the process by which experienced copers impart coping skills to novices. This may …

Recent research has investigated the association of personality with body dissatisfaction in
women from the general population. Although general population samples provide a good …

The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to explore how community healthcare
stakeholders living in the Midwest region described how they think religion and environment …

Researchers identify the early stages of retirement as a key developmental period when
many female athletes struggle with both body image disturbances and changes to identity …