Psychological adjustment to craniofacial conditions (excluding oral clefts): A review of the literature (2016)
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Feragen, K. B., & Stock, N. M. (2017). Psychological adjustment to craniofacial conditions (excluding oral clefts): A review of the literature. Psychology and Health, 32(3), 253-288. https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2016.1247838

© 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Objective: A congenital craniofacial anomaly (CFA) is expected to impact upon several domains of psychological, emotional and social functioning, yet no recent reviews have comprehensive... Read More about Psychological adjustment to craniofacial conditions (excluding oral clefts): A review of the literature.

Wound art: Exploring the use of medical and decorative tattooing to disguise scars (2016)
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Heath, J. (2016). Wound art: Exploring the use of medical and decorative tattooing to disguise scars. Journal of Aesthetic Nursing, 5(10), 444-445

Scars are part of life; they show where we have been and can be a reminder of our strength. However, sometimes they can be an all too powerful reminder of pain and suffering. When someone is dissatisfied with the appearance of their scar, covering... Read More about Wound art: Exploring the use of medical and decorative tattooing to disguise scars.

The appearance potency of gay and straight men’s websites (2016)
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Jankowski, G., Slater, A., Tiggemann, M., & Fawkner, H. (2016). The appearance potency of gay and straight men’s websites

Gay men's greater body dissatisfaction compared to straight men has been explained as a result of gay men’s more 'appearance potent' subculture. This study aimed to critically appraise this explanation by assessing images of men and women for their p... Read More about The appearance potency of gay and straight men’s websites.

Facilitating shared decision-making with breast augmentation patients: Acceptability of the PEGASUS intervention (2016)
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Paraskeva, N., Clarke, A., Grover, R., Hamilton, S., Withey, S., & Harcourt, D. (2017). Facilitating shared decision-making with breast augmentation patients: Acceptability of the PEGASUS intervention. Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, 70(2), 203-208. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2016.11.013

© 2016 British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons Background PEGASUS is an intervention to facilitate shared decision-making by helping prospective patients consider their expectations of surgery, so that surgeons have a cl... Read More about Facilitating shared decision-making with breast augmentation patients: Acceptability of the PEGASUS intervention.

Photo editing: Enhancing social media images to reflect appearance ideals (2016)
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Guest, E. (2016). Photo editing: Enhancing social media images to reflect appearance ideals. Journal of Aesthetic Nursing, 5(9), 444-446. https://doi.org/10.12968/joan.2016.5.9.444

Many of the images used in traditional forms of mass media have been modified to portray unrealistic and idealised beauty characteristics. Further to this, members of the general public have now begun to digitally enhance their own pictures for socia... Read More about Photo editing: Enhancing social media images to reflect appearance ideals.

The psychological impact of cleft lip and/or palate on unaffected siblings (2016)
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Stock, N. M., Stoneman, K., Cunniffe, C., & Rumsey, N. (2016). The psychological impact of cleft lip and/or palate on unaffected siblings. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 53(6), 670-682. https://doi.org/10.1597/15-148

BACKGROUND: Sibling relationships are among the most unique social connections, significantly affecting psychosocial adjustment. Previous reviews in the fields of chronic illness and disability have concluded that unaffected siblings of children with... Read More about The psychological impact of cleft lip and/or palate on unaffected siblings.

Facebook and body image concern in adolescent girls: A prospective study (2016)
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Tiggemann, M., & Slater, A. (2017). Facebook and body image concern in adolescent girls: A prospective study. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 50(1), 80-83. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.22640

© 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Objective: The primary aim of the study was to examine the relationship across time between Facebook use and body image concern in adolescent girls. Method: A sample of 438 girls in the first two years (Years 8 and 9) o... Read More about Facebook and body image concern in adolescent girls: A prospective study.

Perspectives of health professionals on the psychosocial impact of an altered appearance among adolescents treated for cancer and how to improve appearance-related care (2016)
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Williamson, H., & Rumsey, N. (2017). Perspectives of health professionals on the psychosocial impact of an altered appearance among adolescents treated for cancer and how to improve appearance-related care. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 35(1), 47-60. https://doi.org/10.1080/07347332.2016.1247407

© 2017 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. An altered appearance can impact the psychosocial well-being of adolescent cancer patients, yet patient reports imply a dearth of appearance-related support. Using a two-phase qualitatively driven mixed method de... Read More about Perspectives of health professionals on the psychosocial impact of an altered appearance among adolescents treated for cancer and how to improve appearance-related care.

Study protocol of the YP Face IT feasibility study: Comparing an online psychosocial intervention versus treatment as usual for adolescents distressed by appearance-altering conditions/injuries (2016)
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Marques, E. M., Williamson, H., Hamlet, C., White, P., Marques, E., Cadogan, J., …Harcourt, D. (2016). Study protocol of the YP Face IT feasibility study: Comparing an online psychosocial intervention versus treatment as usual for adolescents distressed by appearance-altering conditions/injuries. BMJ Open, 6(10), Article e012423. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012423

© Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. Introduction A significant number of adolescents suffer extensive and enduring difficulties such as social anxiety, body image dissatisfaction, low self-esteem and bullying as a result of conditions or... Read More about Study protocol of the YP Face IT feasibility study: Comparing an online psychosocial intervention versus treatment as usual for adolescents distressed by appearance-altering conditions/injuries.

The Role of Appearance in Adolescents’ Experiences of Neurofibromatosis Type 1: A Survey of Young People and Parents (2016)
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Barke, J., Barke, J., Coad, J., & Harcourt, D. (2016). The Role of Appearance in Adolescents’ Experiences of Neurofibromatosis Type 1: A Survey of Young People and Parents. Journal of Genetic Counseling, 25(5), 1054-1062. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10897-016-9944-y

© 2016, National Society of Genetic Counselors, Inc. Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is a genetic condition which can result in varying degrees of visible difference (disfigurement). Adolescence is a time when appearance concerns become more salient f... Read More about The Role of Appearance in Adolescents’ Experiences of Neurofibromatosis Type 1: A Survey of Young People and Parents.

Reducing Decisional Conflict and Enhancing Satisfaction with Information among Women Considering Breast Reconstruction following Mastectomy: Results from the BRECONDA Randomized Controlled Trial (2016)
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Sherman, K. A., Shaw, L. K. E., Winch, C. J., Harcourt, D., Boyages, J., Cameron, L. D., …Spillane, A. (2016). Reducing Decisional Conflict and Enhancing Satisfaction with Information among Women Considering Breast Reconstruction following Mastectomy: Results from the BRECONDA Randomized Controlled Trial. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 138(4), 592e-602e. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000002538

Background: Deciding whether or not to have breast reconstruction following breast cancer diagnosis is a complex decision process. This randomized controlled trial assessed the impact of an online decision aid [Breast RECONstruction Decision Aid (BRE... Read More about Reducing Decisional Conflict and Enhancing Satisfaction with Information among Women Considering Breast Reconstruction following Mastectomy: Results from the BRECONDA Randomized Controlled Trial.

Exposure to Barbie: Effects on thin-ideal internalisation, body esteem, and body dissatisfaction among young girls (2016)
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Rice, K., Prichard, I., Tiggemann, M., & Slater, A. (2016). Exposure to Barbie: Effects on thin-ideal internalisation, body esteem, and body dissatisfaction among young girls. Body Image, 19, 142-149. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2016.09.005

© 2016 Elsevier Ltd Barbie doll ownership is high among girls in early primary school. It has been suggested that exposure to Barbie impacts negatively on body image. The present study sought to investigate the effect of exposure to Barbie on young g... Read More about Exposure to Barbie: Effects on thin-ideal internalisation, body esteem, and body dissatisfaction among young girls.

Body Image in Primary Schools: A pilot evaluation of a primary school intervention program designed by teachers to improve children's body satisfaction (2016)
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Halliwell, E., Yager, Z., Paraskeva, N., Diedrichs, P. C., Smith, H., & White, P. (2016). Body Image in Primary Schools: A pilot evaluation of a primary school intervention program designed by teachers to improve children's body satisfaction. Body Image, 19, 133-141. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2016.09.002

© 2016 Body Image in the Primary School (Hutchinson & Calland, 2011) is a body image curriculum that is widely available but has not yet been evaluated. This study evaluates a set of 6 of the 49 available lessons from this curriculum. Seventy-four gi... Read More about Body Image in Primary Schools: A pilot evaluation of a primary school intervention program designed by teachers to improve children's body satisfaction.

Randomized controlled trial of an online mother-daughter body image and well-being intervention (2016)
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Diedrichs, . P. C., Atkinson, M. J., Garbett, K. M., Williamson, H., Halliwell, E., Rumsey, N., …Barlow, F. K. (2016). Randomized controlled trial of an online mother-daughter body image and well-being intervention. Health Psychology, 35(9), 996-1006. https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0000361

© 2016 American Psychological Association. Objective: Poor body image is a public health issue. Mothers are a key influence on adolescent girls' body image. This study evaluated an accessible, scalable, low-intensity internet-based intervention deliv... Read More about Randomized controlled trial of an online mother-daughter body image and well-being intervention.

Little girls in a grown up world: Exposure to sexualized media, internalization of sexualization messages, and body image in 6–9 year-old girls (2016)
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Slater, A., & Tiggemann, M. (2016). Little girls in a grown up world: Exposure to sexualized media, internalization of sexualization messages, and body image in 6–9 year-old girls. Body Image, 18, 19-22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2016.04.004

© 2016 Elsevier Ltd Despite widespread public concern about the early sexualization of young girls, as yet there has been little empirical examination of potential negative effects. In the present study a sample of 300 6–9 year-old girls completed in... Read More about Little girls in a grown up world: Exposure to sexualized media, internalization of sexualization messages, and body image in 6–9 year-old girls.

Self-perceptions of romantic appeal in adolescents with a cleft lip and/or palate (2016)
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Sharratt, N. D., Feragen, K. B., Stock, N. M., Sharratt, N., & Kvalem, I. L. (2016). Self-perceptions of romantic appeal in adolescents with a cleft lip and/or palate. Body Image, 18, 143-152. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2016.06.009

© 2016 Elsevier Ltd During adolescence, romantic relationships are a key developmental milestone. Coupled with the increasing salience of appearance and social acceptance, adolescents with an appearance-altering condition may feel particularly vulner... Read More about Self-perceptions of romantic appeal in adolescents with a cleft lip and/or palate.

Disclaimer labels on fashion magazine advertisements: Does timing of digital alteration information matter? (2016)
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Bury, B., Tiggemann, M., & Slater, A. (2017). Disclaimer labels on fashion magazine advertisements: Does timing of digital alteration information matter?. Eating Behaviors, 25, 18-22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eatbeh.2016.08.010

© 2016 Elsevier Ltd The study aimed to investigate whether a message informing readers about digital alteration read before exposure to thin ideal advertisements would enhance the effectiveness of disclaimer labels. Participants were 280 female under... Read More about Disclaimer labels on fashion magazine advertisements: Does timing of digital alteration information matter?.

Improving uptake and engagement with child body image interventions delivered to mothers: Understanding mother and daughter preferences for intervention content (2016)
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Garbett, K. M., & Diedrichs, P. C. (2016). Improving uptake and engagement with child body image interventions delivered to mothers: Understanding mother and daughter preferences for intervention content. Body Image, 19, 24-27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2016.07.004

© 2016 Elsevier Ltd Mothers are a key influence on adolescent girls’ body image. This study aimed to improve understanding of mothers’ and daughters’ preferences for content in body image interventions designed to assist mothers to promote positive b... Read More about Improving uptake and engagement with child body image interventions delivered to mothers: Understanding mother and daughter preferences for intervention content.

Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Soldiers’ Experiences of Being Married and Serving in the British Army (2016)
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Keeling, M., Woodhead, C., & Fear, N. T. (2016). Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Soldiers’ Experiences of Being Married and Serving in the British Army. Marriage and Family Review, 52(6), 511-534. https://doi.org/10.1080/01494929.2015.1124353

© 2016, Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. ABSTRACT: Research suggests certain aspects of military life, especially operational deployments, may negatively impact military marriages. However, much of this research is from the United States an... Read More about Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Soldiers’ Experiences of Being Married and Serving in the British Army.

Marital status distribution of the U.K. military: Does it differ from the general population? (2016)
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Keeling, M., Wessely, S., & Fear, N. T. (2017). Marital status distribution of the U.K. military: Does it differ from the general population?. Military Behavioral Health, 5(1), 26-34. https://doi.org/10.1080/21635781.2016.1213210

The U.K. media suggest that U.K. military personnel have high divorce rates; to date, these claims are not substantiated. Marital status distribution of the general population and military were compared using data from the Office for National Statist... Read More about Marital status distribution of the U.K. military: Does it differ from the general population?.