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Do conversations about our appearance do us more harm than good? (2013)
Journal Article
Diedrichs, P. C. (2013). Do conversations about our appearance do us more harm than good?. Journal of Aesthetic Nursing, 2(7), 349-351

Research has shown that appearance conversations are commonly associated with increased body image concerns and anxiety about ageing. In this article, Research Health Psychologist and Senior Research Fellow Phillippa Diedrichs explores where these is... Read More about Do conversations about our appearance do us more harm than good?.

Understanding the role of gender in body image research settings: Participant gender preferences for researchers and co-participants in interviews, focus groups and interventions (2013)
Journal Article
Diedrichs, P. C., Yager, Z., Diedrichs, P. C., & Drummond, M. (2013). Understanding the role of gender in body image research settings: Participant gender preferences for researchers and co-participants in interviews, focus groups and interventions. Body Image, 10(4), 574-582. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2013.06.004

Participant gender preferences for body image researchers, interventionists and focus group and intervention co-participants have been largely ignored, despite recognition that such characteristics can influence the nature and quality of data collect... Read More about Understanding the role of gender in body image research settings: Participant gender preferences for researchers and co-participants in interviews, focus groups and interventions.

Happy being me in the UK: A controlled evaluation of a school-based body image intervention with pre-adolescent children (2013)
Journal Article
Diedrichs, P. C., Bird, E. L., Bird, E., Halliwell, E., Diedrichs, P. C., & Harcourt, D. (2013). Happy being me in the UK: A controlled evaluation of a school-based body image intervention with pre-adolescent children. Body Image, 10(3), 326-334. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2013.02.008

This study evaluated an adapted version of 'Happy Being Me', a school-based body image intervention, with girls and boys aged 10-11 years. Forty-three children participated in a three-week intervention, and 45 children formed a control group. Both gr... Read More about Happy being me in the UK: A controlled evaluation of a school-based body image intervention with pre-adolescent children.

What works in secondary schools? A systematic review of classroom-based body image programs (2013)
Journal Article
Ricciardelli, L. A., Diedrichs, P. C., Yager, Z., Diedrichs, P. C., Ricciardelli, L. A., & Halliwell, E. (2013). What works in secondary schools? A systematic review of classroom-based body image programs. Body Image, 10(3), 271-281. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2013.04.001

Governments, schools, and curriculum authorities are increasingly recognizing that body image during adolescence is a public health issue that warrants attention in the school setting. After 30 years of eating disorder prevention research, and given... Read More about What works in secondary schools? A systematic review of classroom-based body image programs.

I'm not just fat, I'm old: Has the study of body image overlooked " old talk"? (2013)
Journal Article
Becker, C. B., Diedrichs, P. C., Jankowski, G., & Werchin, C. (2013). I'm not just fat, I'm old: Has the study of body image overlooked " old talk"?. Journal of Eating Disorders, 1(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/2050-2974-1-6

Background: Research indicates that body dissatisfaction is correlated with and often predictive of both physical and mental health problems. " Fat talk," a well-studied form of body image talk in adolescents and university-aged women, has been impli... Read More about I'm not just fat, I'm old: Has the study of body image overlooked " old talk"?.

Weight stigma in maternity care: Women's experiences and care providers' attitudes (2013)
Journal Article
Diedrichs, P. C., Miller, Y. D., Mulherin, K., Miller, Y. D., Barlow, F. K., Diedrichs, P. C., & Thompson, R. (2013). Weight stigma in maternity care: Women's experiences and care providers' attitudes. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 13(19), https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2393-13-19

Background: Weight stigma is pervasive in Western society and in healthcare settings, and has a negative impact on victims' psychological and physical health. In the context of an increasing focus on the management of overweight and obese women durin... Read More about Weight stigma in maternity care: Women's experiences and care providers' attitudes.

Influence of the media (2012)
Book Chapter
Halliwell, E., & Diedrichs, P. C. (2012). Influence of the media. In N. Rumsey, & D. Harcourt (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of the Psychology of Appearance (217-238). Oxford University Press

Media influences on male body image (2012)
Book Chapter
Diedrichs, P. C. (2012). Media influences on male body image. In T. F. Cash (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Body Image and Human Appearance (545-553). San Diego: Academic Press

How to lose weight bias fast! Evaluating a brief anti-weight bias intervention (2011)
Journal Article
Diedrichs, P. C., & Barlow, F. K. (2011). How to lose weight bias fast! Evaluating a brief anti-weight bias intervention. British Journal of Health Psychology, 16(4), 846-861. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2044-8287.2011.02022.x

Objectives. Although experiencing weight bias is associated with poor physical and psychological health, health professionals often stigmatize overweight and obese clients. The objective of this study was to evaluate a brief educational intervention... Read More about How to lose weight bias fast! Evaluating a brief anti-weight bias intervention.

Waif goodbye! Average-size female models promote positive body image and appeal to consumers (2011)
Journal Article
Diedrichs, P. C., & Lee, C. (2011). Waif goodbye! Average-size female models promote positive body image and appeal to consumers. Psychology and Health, 26(10), 1273-1291. https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2010.515308

Despite consensus that exposure to media images of thin fashion models is associated with poor body image and disordered eating behaviours, few attempts have been made to enact change in the media. This study sought to investigate an effective altern... Read More about Waif goodbye! Average-size female models promote positive body image and appeal to consumers.

Seeing the beauty in everyday people: A qualitative study of young Australians' opinions on body image, the mass media and models (2011)
Journal Article
Diedrichs, P. C., Lee, C., & Kelly, M. (2011). Seeing the beauty in everyday people: A qualitative study of young Australians' opinions on body image, the mass media and models. Body Image, 8(3), 259-266. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2011.03.003

While governments have called for greater body size diversity in media imagery to promote positive body image and prevent disordered eating, the fashion and advertising industries often argue that average-size models do not appeal to consumers. Focus... Read More about Seeing the beauty in everyday people: A qualitative study of young Australians' opinions on body image, the mass media and models.

GI Joe or Average Joe? The impact of average-size and muscular male fashion models on men's and women's body image and advertisement effectiveness (2010)
Journal Article
Diedrichs, P. C., & Lee, C. (2010). GI Joe or Average Joe? The impact of average-size and muscular male fashion models on men's and women's body image and advertisement effectiveness. Body Image, 7(3), 218-226. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2010.03.004

Increasing body size and shape diversity in media imagery may promote positive body image. While research has largely focused on female models and women's body image, men may also be affected by unrealistic images. We examined the impact of average-s... Read More about GI Joe or Average Joe? The impact of average-size and muscular male fashion models on men's and women's body image and advertisement effectiveness.