Body image : perceptions, interpretations and attitudes / Sophia B. Greene, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Greene, Sophia B.

Series:

Psychology of emotions, motivations, and actions series.

Psychology of emotions, motivations and actions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Body image.

Body image--Psychological aspects.

Body image--Social aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (301 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Body image is considered a multi-dimensional concept that includes perceptual, attitudinal, affective, and behavioural dimensions. This title presents topical research data from across the globe in the study of body image, including understanding body image instability and distortion; and, body image and cancer patients.

Contents:

Intro

BODY IMAGE: PERCEPTIONS, INTERPRETATIONS AND ATTITUDES

CONTENTS

PREFACE

Chapter 1 AN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE OF BODY IMAGE AND BODY IMAGE CONCERNS AMONG MALE AND FEMALE ADOLESCENTS IN JAPAN

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

BODY IMAGE DISTURBANCE

BODY IMAGE STUDIES IN JAPAN

COMPARATIVE STUDIES ABOUT BODY IMAGE DISTURBANCE

FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH BODY IMAGE DISTURBANCE AND EATING RELATED PROBLEMS AMONGST JAPANESE ADOLESCENTS

Socio-Cultural Factors

Peers

Media

Family

Gender Roles

Personal Factors

Environmental Factors

OBESITY IN JAPAN AS AN INFLUENCE ON BODY IMAGE

EATING DISORDERS IN JAPAN

EARLY REPORTS OF EATING DISORDERS FROM JAPAN

RESEARCH IN THE LATE 20TH CENTURY

DISORDERED EATING BEHAVIORS IN JAPAN

RECENT FINDINGS FROM QUALITATIVE INTERVIEWS WITH YOUNG JAPANESE ADOLESCENTS

Body Image in Females

Body Image in Males

Body Image in Japanese Society

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

Chapter 2 BODY IMAGE AMONG ABORIGINAL CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS IN AUSTRALIA

BODY IMAGE AMONG ADOLESCENTS IN WESTERN COUNTRIES

SOCIO-CULTURAL INFLUENCES ON ADOLESCENTS' BODY IMAGE

ADOLESCENT MALES

ADOLESCENT FEMALES

YOUNG CHILDREN - MALES AND FEMALES

BODY IMAGE AMONG DIFFERENT ETHNIC GROUPS

African American Adolescents

Canadian Aboriginals

Native Americans

BODY IMAGE RESEARCH FROM NON WESTERN COUNTRIES INCLUDING THE SOUTH PACIFIC AND AFRICA

BODY IMAGE RESEARCH IN AUSTRALIA

BODY IMAGE IN AUSTRALIAN ADOLESCENTS

BODY IMAGE RESEARCH AMONG CHILDREN

ABORIGINAL AUSTRALIANS

BODY IMAGE RESEARCH RELATED TO ABORIGINAL AUSTRALIAN ADOLESCENTS

SUMMARY

Chapter 3 THE PSYCHOLOGY OF BODY IMAGE: UNDERSTANDING BODY IMAGE INSTABILITY AND DISTORTION

INTRODUCTION.

THE MEANING AND MEASUREMENT OF BODY IMAGE

BODY IMAGE ASSESSMENT

BODY IMAGE VARIABILITY

SOCIAL AND CULTURAL INFLUENCES ON BODY IMAGE

Exposure to Media Images

Weight-Related Feedback

Weight Norms

BODY IMAGE INSTABILITY: CAUSE OR EFFECT OF APPEARANCE INVESTMENT?

BODY IMAGE ACCURACY

PERCEPTUAL ASPECTS OF BODY IMAGE

Chapter 4 MEASUREMENT OF THE PERCEPTUAL ASPECTS OF BODY IMAGE

CLINICAL RELEVANCE

MEASURING BODY SIZE ESTIMATION

Analogue Scales

Image Marking Method

Optical Distortion Methods

Distorting Photograph

Distorting Mirror

Video Distortion Technique

Figural Drawing Scales

PSYCHOPHYSICAL TECHNIQUES FOR ASSESSING BODY IMAGE

Methodological Issues

METHOD OF CONSTANT STIMULI.

SIGNAL DETECTION THEORY

ADAPTIVE PROBIT ESTIMATION.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Chapter 5 BODY IMAGE AND CANCER

FACTORS AFFECTING BODY IMAGE IN CANCER PATIENTS

Surgery

Radiation and Chemotherapy

CANCER TYPE AND BODY IMAGE

Breast Cancer and Body Image

Head and Neck Cancers and Body Image

Gynecological Cancers and Body Image

Prostate Cancer and Body Image

Colorectal Cancers and Body Image

TREATMENT APPROACHES

Cosmetic

Counseling and Support

ALTERNATIVE AND COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES

Chapter 6 BEYOND THE MEDIA: A LOOK AT OTHER SOCIALISATION PROCESSES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO BODY IMAGE PROBLEMS AND DYSFUNCTIONAL EATING

STUDY ONE: WHAT YOUNG WOMEN SAY ABOUT SHOPPING FOR CLOTHES

Identity and Status

Personal Experiences and Affect

Body Image

Eating Behaviours

Critical Evaluation

STUDY TWO: FACTOR DEVELOPMENT AND ANALYSIS

DISCUSSION

Chapter 7 ALEXITHYMIA, BODY IMAGE AND EATING DISORDERS

ABSTRACT.

INTRODUCTION: THE ALEXITHYMIA CONSTRUCT

MEASUREMENT OF ALEXITHYMIA

MAY ALEXITHYMIA PLAY A ROLE IN THE PSYCHOPATHOLOGY OF EATING DISORDERS?

ALEXITHYMIA AND BODY IMAGE: MAY THE BODY CHECKING BE THE LINK BETWEEN ALEXITHYMIA AND EATING DISORDERS?

CLINICAL STUDY

1. Methods

1.1. Participants

1.2. Measures

1.2.1. Body Checking Questionnaire (BCQ)

1.2.2. Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20)

1.2.3. Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ)

1.2.4. Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)

1.2.5. State-trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)

2. Statistical Analysis

3. Results

4. Discussion

Chapter 8 A META-ANALYTIC REVIEW OF SOCIOCULTURAL INFLUENCES ON MALE BODY IMAGE

METHOD

Selection of Studies

Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria

Coding Strategies

RESULTS

Differences Across Methodology Groups

Untitled

Awareness

Pressures

Differences between Internalization, Awareness and Pressures

NOTES

Chapter 9 TOUCH AND BODY: A ROLE FOR THE SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX IN ESTABLISHING AN EARLY FORM OF IDENTITY (REVIEW ARTICLE)

1. INTRODUCTION: BEING A MONSTROUS BUG

2. SI PERCEIVES INFORMATION RATHER THAN REFLECTING IT IN A MECHANICAL WAY

3. FEELING AN ALIEN HAND: THE CASE OF THE RUBBER HAND ILLUSION

4. FEELING THE BODY OF OUR CONSPECIFIC: THE CASE OF EMPATHY

5. CONCLUSIONS: SI AND IDENTITY

Chapter 10 NOTHING COMPARES TO YOU: THE INFLUENCE OF BODY SIZE OF MODELS IN PRINT ADVERTISING AND BODY COMPARISON PROCESSES ON WOMEN'S BODY IMAGE

Participants

Procedure

Measures

Attitudes Towards the Models

Comparison Tendency

Body Focused Anxiety

Strategy for Analyses

Descriptive Statistics

Body Focused Anxiety.

DISCUSSION

NOTE

Chapter 11 BODY IMAGE IN PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

BODY SIZE PREFERENCE

THIN IDEAL INTERNALIZATION AND MEDIA INFLUENCE

DISORDERED EATING

Chapter 12 LOW SES CHILDREN'S BMI SCORES AND THEIR PERCEIVED AND IDEAL BODY IMAGES: INTERVENTION IMPLICATIONS

Sample

Scale Measures

Intervention Implications

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Chapter 13 THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN ASSESSING BODY IMAGE AMONG CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS

CONCEPTUALIZATION OF BODY IMAGE

GENDER AND DEVELOPMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS IN ASSESSING BODY IMAGE AMONG CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS

ASSESSMENT OF BODY IMAGE

Figural Rating Scales

QUESTIONNAIRE MEASURES

Implicit Measures

PERCEPTUAL MEASURES

Chapter 14 ISSUES PERTAINING TO BODY IMAGE MEASUREMENT IN EXERCISE RESEARCH

1. DEFINING THE SPECIFIC DIMENSION OF BODY IMAGE BEING CONSIDERED AND MEASURING ACCORDINGLY

2. CONSIDERING MULTIPLE MEASURES OF BODY IMAGE

3. SELECTING VALID AND RELIABLE BODY IMAGE MEASURES

4. CONSIDERING SAMPLE CHARACTERISTICS

5. CONSIDERING THE APPROPRIATENESS OF STATE AND TRAIT BODY IMAGE MEASURES

Chapter 15 NEGATIVE BODY IMAGE PERCEPTION AND ASSOCIATED ATTITUDES IN FEMALES

Chapter 16 BODY IMAGE IN YOUNG AND ADULT WOMEN WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES

THE INITIATIVE FOR WOMEN WITH DISABILITIES

Chapter 17 THE NON SATISFIED PATIENT IN AESTHETIC SURGERY - MEDICAL ATTITUDE

How Competent Are Plastic Surgeons in Giving Bad News?

Do Not Delegate Communication of Bad News

Patients Receiving Bad News May Not Remember Too Much

Medical Language Can Make Bad News Worse

Patient and Physician Stress Curve Do Not Match in Time (Fig 1)

Patient Perception is What Counts

Pitfalls in Giving Bad News

BAD NEWS STRATEGY

CLOSING THE ENCOUNTER

INDEX

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Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-61122-397-0

OCLC:

829387484