Body image : perceptions, interpretations and attitudes
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Body image : perceptions, interpretations and attitudes
（Psychology of emotions, motivations and actions series）
Nova Science Publishers, c2011
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Body image is considered a multi-dimensional concept that includes perceptual, attitudinal, affective, and behavioural dimensions. The definition of body image is the mental picture we have in our minds of the size, shape and form of our bodies and our feelings concerning these characteristics and one's body parts. This book presents topical research data from across the globe in the study of body image, including understanding body image instability and distortion; body image and cancer patients; the advertising media and its contribution to body image problems and dysfunctional eating; alexithymia, body image and eating disorders; sociocultural influences on male body image; body image research in people of African descent; and body image measurement in exercise research, in women with physical disabilities, and in patients undergoing plastic surgery.
Table of Contents
- Preface
- A Historical Perspective of Body Image & Body Image Concerns among Male & Female Adolescents in Japan
- The Psychology of Body Image: Understanding Body Image Instability & Distortion
- Measurement of the Perceptual Aspects of Body Image
- Body Image & Cancer
- Beyond the Media: A Look at Other Socialization Processes that Contribute to Body Image Problems & Dysfunctional Eating
- Alexithymia: Body Image & Eating Disorders
- A Meta-Analytic Review of Sociocultural Influences on Male Body Image
- Touch & Body: A Role for the Somatosensory Cortex in Establishing an Early Form of Identity (Review Article)
- Nothing Compares to You: The Influence of Body Size of Models in Print Advertising & Body Comparison Processes on Women's Body Image 10. Body Image in People of African Descent: A Systematic Review
- Low SES Children's BMI Scores & their Perceived & Ideal Body Images: Intervention Implications
- Theoretical & Methodological Considerations in Assessing Body Image among Children & Adolescents
- Issues Pertaining to Body Image Measurement in Exercise Research
- Index.
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