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Body Positive : Understanding and Improving Body Image in Science and Practice

Gillen, Meghan M. ; Markey, Charlotte H.

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2018

1 Online-Ressource (284 pages)

Englisch

Print version: Daniels, Elizabeth A : Body Positive : Understanding and Improving Body Image in Science and Practice. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press,c2018

978-1-108-32131-0 ( : electronic bk.)

978-1-108-41932-1 (ISBN der Printausgabe)

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Explains what makes people love and appreciate their bodies, and offers advice on how we can all do the same

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Cover -- Half-title -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Dedication -- Table of contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Notes on Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Becoming Positive - Our Growing Understanding of Positive Body Image -- References -- 1 Overview of the Field of Positive Body Image -- The Rise of Positive Body Image as a Distinct Field of Study -- What Is Positive Body Image? -- Components of Positive Body Image -- Interactions among Components: The Role of Attunement -- Summary -- Assessment of Positive Body Image -- Body Appreciation Scale-2 -- Functionality Appreciation Scale -- Broad Conceptualization of Beauty Scale -- Summary -- Novelty of Positive Body Image as a Construct -- Summary -- Research on Positive Body Image -- Psychological Well-Being -- Physical Health -- Protection against Media Exposure -- Summary -- Future Directions in Positive Body Image Research -- References -- 2 Positive Body Image by Gender and Across the Lifespan -- Adults -- Body Appreciation Scale -- Broad Conceptualization of Beauty Scale -- Qualitative Research -- Age Differences among Adults -- Survey Studies -- Qualitative Studies -- Children and Adolescents -- Conclusion -- References -- 3 Considering Positive Body Image through the Lens of Culture and Minority Social Identities -- Positive Body Image in Different Cultural Groups -- The Body Appreciation Scale -- The Body Appreciation Scale-2 -- Other Measures of Positive Body Image -- Summary of Quantitative Measures of Positive Body Image -- Qualitative Research -- Positive Body Image within Cultures -- Race/Ethnic Identity -- Socioeconomic Status and Transcultural Migration -- Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Gender Ideology -- Religious Identity -- Other Social Identity Groups -- Summary