Background According to past research, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT)
individuals experience a higher prevalence of psychopathology, which is attributable to the …

Body functionality describes everything that the body is able to do, across diverse domains
(eg, bodily senses, creative endeavours). Nearly a decade ago, leading scholars identified …

Abstract The Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2) is a widely used measure of a core facet of
the positive body image construct. However, extant research concerning measurement …

There are a number of studies that have conducted comparisons of body appreciation
between males and females. However, findings are largely inconsistent, making it unclear …

Welcome to Health Psychology: Theory, Research and Practice (Seventh Edition). This
textbook provides an in-depth introduction to the growing field of health psychology. It is …

We examined how gender, body mass, race, age, and sexual orientation were linked to
appearance evaluation, overweight preoccupation, and body image-related quality of life …

Body appreciation is a key component of positive body image that has been consistently
associated with better mental health and wellbeing. Existing research on body appreciation …

Research suggests that the risk of body image concerns among sexual minority men is high.
Recent work has increasingly examined body image in relation to psychological …

Previous research studies on the relationship between body dissatisfaction and sexual
orientation in men and women showed inconsistent results. To better understand this body …

Negative body image, or body image disturbance (BID) has been associated with
depression, low self-esteem, and the development of eating disorders. Furthermore, BID …