Objective: Recent findings implicate body dissatisfaction in the development and
maintenance of eating pathology. This paper reviews theory and empirical findings …

▪ Abstract Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa have emerged as the predominant eating
disorders. We review the recent research evidence pertaining to the development of these …

This study aimed to investigate the role of social comparison processes in women's
responses to images of thin-idealized female beauty. A sample of 126 women viewed …

Background Quarantine/confinement is an effective measure to face the Coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19). Consequently, in response to this stressful situation, people …

This study explored friendship variables in relation to body image, dietary restraint, extreme
weight-loss behaviors (EWLBs), and binge eating in adolescent girls. From 523 girls, 79 …

This meta-analysis examines gender differences in 10 specific domains of self-esteem
across 115 studies, including 428 effect sizes and 32,486 individuals. In a mixed-effects …

This study investigated prospective risk factors for increases in body dissatisfaction in
adolescent girls and boys in the Eating Among Teens Project. At the time of first assessment …

This study investigated the nature of body image and body change strategies, as well as the
sociocultural influences on these variables, among a group of 1,266 adolescents (622 …

Objective The purpose of this paper was to review the existing literature regarding the
contribution of parental influences to the sociocultural pressures on body image disturbance …

'Skinny models send unhealthy message' 68 'My body and me': women in the newspapers
74 'You can get rid of cellulite'and 'make any man better in bed' 82 'What boys love about …