Body Image

Papers
(The TQCC of Body Image is 12. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)
ArticleCitations
Corrigendum to “Does TikTok contribute to eating disorders? A comparison of the TikTok algorithms belonging to individuals with eating disorders versus healthy controls” [Body Image 51 (2024) 101807]119
“My body is amazing from the bottom to the top” - An RCT study testing two positive body image media micro-interventions for young children aged 4–6 years103
Longitudinal associations between appearance evaluation during video chat and body image concerns: A test of the “Perfect Storm” framework74
Self-concept clarity and appearance comparisons in everyday life69
Beauty ideals modulate recognition of filtered images65
Prospective relationships between skin color satisfaction, body satisfaction, and binge eating in Black girls61
To detox or not to detox? The impact of different approaches to social media detox strategies on body image and wellbeing61
Digital body image interventions for adult women: A meta-analytic review60
Body dissatisfaction in midlife women: The applicability of the tripartite influence model56
Self-objectification and sexual satisfaction: A preregistered test of the replicability and robustness of Calogero & Thompson (2009) in a sample of U.S. women56
The relation between body dysmorphic disorder symptoms and photo-based behaviors: is body appreciation a protective factor?55
Compliance with COVID-19 safety measures: A test of an objectification theory model54
"You Can't Be Too Skinny. You Can't Be Too Fat. I Don't Know What You Are Supposed To Be.": A qualitative focus group study exploring body image experiences of South Asian women in the UK53
Editorial Board53
An examination of the factor structure of the Goldfarb Fear of Fat Scale in clinical and non-clinical samples of Polish women53
Validation of the Appearance-Related Social Media Consciousness Scale with Chinese adolescents and young adults53
Self-compassion and relationship status moderate the relationship between sexual minority status and body image concerns49
A short-form drama series created for the digital media environment: A randomised controlled trial exploring effects on girls’ body satisfaction, acceptance of appearance diversity, and appearance-rel48
Inhabiting the body: Exploring the link between embodiment and identity in community adolescents47
Portuguese version of the Body Appreciation Scale-2 for Children (BAS-2C): Psychometric evaluation and measurement of invariance across sex45
Primping, performing, and policing: Social media use and self-sexualization among U.S. White, Black, and Asian-American adolescent girls45
“I’m coming out!”: An autoethnographic situation of sel/f/ves within queer fat chronically Ill identity45
Is body dissatisfaction related to an attentional bias towards low weight bodies in non-clinical samples of women? A systematic review and meta-analysis44
Women’s response to, awareness of, and interest in body functionality content on Instagram43
An examination of the unique contributions of body image and internalized weight bias to psychological well-being outcomes43
Status, sexual capital, and intraminority body stigma in a size-diverse sample of gay men42
Corrigendum to “Body talk and body dissatisfaction in Japanese university students: Longitudinal study using the Japanese Body Talk Scale” [Body Image 51 (2024) 101740]41
State affect and body image effects of body positive social media content within a female chronic illness sample41
Identifying as fat: Examining weight discrimination and the rejection-identification model41
Family members and peers’ negative and positive body talk: How they relate to adolescent girls’ body talk and eating disorder attitudes41
Muscularity bias internalization moderates the associations of muscularity dissatisfaction with muscularity-oriented disordered eating and psychosocial well-being in men but not women41
Weight-related teasing is associated with body concerns, disordered eating, and health diagnoses in racially and ethnically diverse young men38
An exploration of having social media influencers deliver a first-line digital intervention to improve body image among adolescent girls: A qualitative study38
Appearance-related safety behaviors predict symptoms of body dysmorphic disorder following internet-based treatment37
Positive self-beliefs mediate the association between body appreciation and positive mental health35
Disclosing the obvious: Psychosocial implications of (not) explaining facial differences35
Instagram Sexualization: When posts make you feel dissatisfied and wanting to change your body34
Development and validation of a measure of curvy ideals internalization34
Editorial Board33
Appearance Matters 10 preliminary programme33
The role of social context in own body size estimations: An investigation of the body schema32
Change in body image flexibility and correspondence with outcomes in a digital early intervention for eating disorders based on acceptance and commitment therapy32
“Feeling fat,” disgust, guilt, and shame: Preliminary evaluation of a mediation model of binge-eating in adults with higher-weight bodies32
Testing the associations between internalized cisgenderism, self-objectification, body shame, and mental health correlates in the framework of the pantheoretical model of dehumanization: A study in Ch30
Body dissatisfaction and disordered eating within the mother-daughter dyad: An actor-partner interdependence approach30
Exposure to simulated nature promotes positive body image irrespective of the presentation modality: A comparison of images, 2-dimensional film, and 360° immersive film30
Internalized weight stigma and the relationship between weight perception and negative body-related self-conscious emotions30
Longitudinal relationships between physical activity, body appreciation, and proactive coping in college students: A cross-lagged panel model29
Daily instability in body dissatisfaction in individuals with and without eating disorders29
Adaptation and validation of the Body Image Life Disengagement Questionnaire (BILD-Q) for use in english among adolescents in urban India28
Evaluating a school-based body image lesson in Indonesia: A randomised controlled trial27
The influence of pornography on heterosexual black men and women’s genital self-image & grooming27
The female athletic ideal — Friend or foe? Fit, thin, and athletic body ideals and their associations with women’s body image27
Early appearance concerns after burns: Investigating the roles of psychological flexibility and self-compassion26
Evaluating the impact of a brief Health at Every Size®-informed health promotion activity on body positivity and internalized weight-based oppression26
Objectifying the body positive movement: The effects of sexualizing and digitally modifying body-positive images on Instagram26
Multi-state modeling of thought-shape fusion using ecological momentary assessment25
Self-compassion and dissonance-based interventions for body image distress in young adult women25
The impact of completing body image assessments on adolescents’ body image and engagement in body change strategies: Harmful or harmless?25
#quarantine15: A content analysis of Instagram posts during COVID-1925
Do media portrayals and social consensus information impact anti-fat attitudes and support for anti-weight discrimination laws and policies?24
Visualizing Emotional Arousal within the Context of Body Size Evaluation: A Pilot Study of Steady-State Visual Evoked Potentials in Women with Anorexia Nervosa and Healthy Controls.24
Food insecurity is associated with muscle dysmorphia symptomatology among a sample of Canadian adolescents and young adults24
Associations between adolescents’ pornography consumption and self-objectification, body comparison, and body shame24
Twinks, Jocks, and Bears, Oh My! Differing subcultural appearance identifications among gay men and their associated eating disorder psychopathology24
Is it safe? Exploring positive and negative outcome changes following a web-based intervention for adolescents distressed by a visible difference (YP Face IT)24
“Pretty hurts”: Acceptance of hegemonic feminine beauty ideals and reduced sexual well-being among Black women24
Gender compatibility and drive for muscularity among adolescent boys: Examining the indirect effect of emotion regulation difficulties24
Evidence-based policy solutions to prevent eating disorders: Do disclaimer labels on fashion advertisements mitigate negative impact on adult women?23
Weight gain attempts and substance use behaviors among adults across five countries23
Yoga and nonsuicidal self-injury: Mediational effects of self-compassion and body appreciation23
Body talk on social networking sites and restrained eating among adolescents: A test of a multiple mediation model23
Why do queer men experience negative body image? A narrative review and testable stigma model22
Comparing and self-objectifying: The effect of sexualized imagery posted by Instagram Influencers on women’s body image22
Self-objectification in Chinese pregnant women: The mixed role of functionality appreciation22
The association between problematic pornography use and eating disorder symptoms among heterosexual and sexual minority men22
Buffering anti-fat attitudes using contact: The roles of contact quantity, duration, favorability, and intergroup anxiety22
Differentiating contributions of self-objectification and self-sexualization to young women’s sexual agency22
Flex Friday: A content analysis of men’s fitspiration on Instagram21
Prevalence and sociodemographic characteristics of moderate and high engagement in muscle-building exercise among adolescents21
Developing a model linking self-reported nature exposure and positive body image: A study protocol for the body image in nature survey (BINS)21
The roles of negative affect and emotion differentiation in the experience of ‘feeling fat’ among undergraduate students: An ecological momentary assessment study21
Psychometric validation of the Japanese version of the Functionality Appreciation Scale (FAS)20
The body satisfaction and psychological well-being of retired women athletes: A long-term qualitative analysis of bodies in motion20
Psychometric properties of a Bahasa Malaysia (Malay) translation of the Body and Appearance Self-Conscious Emotions Scale (BASES): An assessment using exploratory structural equation modelling20
An exploratory examination of internalized weight stigma in a sample living with food insecurity20
Exploring the associations between muscularity teasing and eating and body image disturbances in Chinese men and women20
Developing a definition of body neutrality and strategies for an intervention20
An integrative model of weight stigma, body image, and physical activity in adolescents20
A randomized control trial of Expand Your Horizon: An intervention for women with weight bias internalization19
The associations between photo-editing and body concerns among females: A systematic review18
The impact of critical comments from teammates on athletes’ eating and exercise psychopathology18
Does medium matter? Investigating the impact of viewing ideal image or short-form video content on young women’s body image, mood, and self-objectification18
A guide to exploratory structural equation modeling (ESEM) and bifactor-ESEM in body image research18
The Muscularity Bias Internalization Scale: Development and initial validation in Chinese adult men18
Reducing social anxiety in adolescents distressed by a visible difference: Results from a randomised control trial of a web-based intervention18
Does body appreciation predict decreases in eating pathology via intuitive eating? A longitudinal mediation analysis18
Exploring the reciprocal associations between body appreciation, body image flexibility, and body acceptance by others in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany: Results from cross-lagged pan18
Psychometric properties and factor structure of the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire in omnivores, vegetarians, and vegans18
Examining the individual and relational impacts of varying responses to negative body talk within college women’s female friendships17
Pathways from sociocultural and objectification constructs to body satisfaction among men: The U.S. Body Project I17
Body image as a multidimensional concept: A systematic review of body image facets in eating disorders and muscle dysmorphia17
Body image and quality of life in women with breast cancer: Appreciating the body and its functionality17
Appearance Matters 1017
The effects of body-positive Instagram posts on body image in adult women17
A prospective examination of relationships between social media use and body dissatisfaction in a representative sample of adults17
Bi-directional associations between depressive symptoms and eating disorder symptoms in early adolescence17
#WhatIEatInADay: The effects of viewing food diary TikTok videos on young adults’ body image and intent to diet17
#BodyPositive: A qualitative exploration of young people’s responses to body positive social media content17
“Eat clean, train mean, get lean”: Body image and health behaviours of women who engage with fitspiration and clean eating imagery on Instagram17
A systematic review of interventions aiming to promote positive body image in children and adolescents17
Editorial Board16
Measuring positive breast experience: Development and psychometric evaluation of the Breast Appreciation Scale (BrAS)16
“Intermission!” A short-term social media fast reduces self-objectification among pre-teen and teen dancers16
Prospective examination of psychological risk and maintenance factors for body image distress after mastectomy with immediate breast reconstruction16
Sexting with benefits? Exploration of sexting behaviours through the lens of protection motivation theory16
Thin Ideal Internalization Assessment (THIINA): Development and Psychometric Validation of a New Measure of Female Body Image16
Translation and psychometric properties of an Italian version of the Body Acceptance by Others Scale-2 (BAOS-2)15
Understanding the relationship between body image and menopause in South Asian Canadian women15
Announcement of 2020 Fisher award15
Body image concerns across different sports and sporting levels: A systematic review and meta-analysis15
Integrating social media, body shame and psychological distress within the Elaborated Sociocultural Model15
The psychological effects of blind and open weighing in women with a high drive for thinness: A mixed method inquiry15
The impact of yoga on body image in adults: A systematic review of quantitative studies15
Can realistic dolls protect body satisfaction in young girls?15
Validation of the Body Acceptance by Others Scale-2 (BAOS-2) and assessment of its associations with prospective changes in body image among young adults in China15
3D visualisation of psychometric estimates for the ideal male body15
Fat embodiment for resistance and healing from weight stigma14
Measurement invariance of two measures of positive body image among Hispanic/Latina undergraduate women14
Validation of the Body Appreciation Scale-2 in cisgender, heterosexual and sexual and gender minority adolescents and sexuality-related correlates14
The body image “problem” on social media: Novel directions for the field14
Measuring weight- and shape-based social identity threat vulnerability in young adults14
Photo manipulation as a predictor of facial dissatisfaction and cosmetic procedure attitudes14
Towards a better understanding of the social stigma of facial difference14
The impact of a values affirmation intervention on body dissatisfaction and negative mood in women exposed to fitspiration14
Demographic and sociocultural predictors of sexuality-related body image and sexual frequency: The U.S. Body Project I14
“We are no drawings, no clay dolls”: A qualitative exploration of adolescents’ attitudes towards cosmetic procedures13
A pilot evaluation of the acceptability and feasibility of, and preliminary outcomes from, the Embrace Kids Classroom Program among Australian pre-adolescents13
Psychometric validation of the Muscle Dysmorphic Disorder Inventory (MDDI) among U.S. transgender men13
Body image in women diagnosed with breast cancer: A grounded theory study13
Muscularity-oriented attitudes and behaviors among college-aged women: The role of sexual orientation13
Functionality appreciation in young children13
The effects of self-disclaimer Instagram captions on young women's mood and body image: The moderating effect of participants’ own photo manipulation practices13
Body image research among sexual minority men in the Mekong region: A scoping review13
“Presentable for the outside world”: Social class, cultural capital and body image amongst White working-class women in the United Kingdom13
Beauty and the big business: A qualitative investigation of the development and implementation of the CVS Beauty Mark13
Translation and psychometric evaluation of the Experience of Embodiment Scale in a Swedish community sample of young women and men12
First do no harm: Measuring weight bias beliefs in preschool-age children12
Enhancing body image in motherhood: A randomised controlled trial of Expand Your Horizon among mothers of young children12
Disordered eating through the lens of positive psychology: The role of embodiment, self-esteem and identity coherence12
Psychometric properties and factor structure of the Appearance-Related Social Media Consciousness Scale among emerging adults12
Adaptive body image can be contagious: An examination of college women facing situational body image threats12
Body image profiles combining body shame, body appreciation and body mass index differentiate dietary restraint and exercise amount in women12
Demographic predictors of objectification theory and tripartite influence model constructs: The U.S. Body Project I12
Social media, traditional media, and other body image influences and disordered eating and cosmetic procedures in Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and Hong Kong12
Individual differences in relational body image: Within-person variability predicts maladaptive trait body image12
Evaluating change in body image concerns following a single session digital intervention12
‘I wish my body looked like theirs!’: How positive appearance comments on social media impact adolescents' body dissatisfaction12
Body image explains differences in intuitive eating between men and women: Examining indirect effects across negative and positive body image12
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