Empowerment and disempowerment in women’s sport (2023)
Book Chapter
Daniels, E. A., & Kirby, J. B. (2023). Empowerment and disempowerment in women’s sport. In The Palgrave Handbook of Power, Gender, and Psychology (377-396). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-41531-9_21

This chapter addresses disempowerment and empowerment in girls’ and women’s sports from a sociohistorical perspective with a focus on the United States. First, we discuss the historical exclusion of girls and women in sport in the U.S. from the ninet... Read More about Empowerment and disempowerment in women’s sport.

Body Image, Esteem, and Dissatisfaction During Childhood (2019)
Book Chapter
Paraskeva, N., & Diedrichs, P. Body Image, Esteem, and Dissatisfaction During Childhood. In Encyclopedia of Child and Adolescent Development. Wiley

This entry outlines empirical evidence for the key influences on children’s body image. It reviews the prevalence of body image concerns during childhood and examines the biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors that can influence childre... Read More about Body Image, Esteem, and Dissatisfaction During Childhood.

Cognitive dissonance-based interventions to facilitate positive body image and embodiment (2019)
Book Chapter
Halliwell, E., & Diedrichs, P. C. (2019). Cognitive dissonance-based interventions to facilitate positive body image and embodiment. In T. Tylka, & N. Piran (Eds.), Handbook of positive body image and embodiment: Constructs, protective factors, and interventions (361-374). New York: Oxford University Press

Prospective research indicates that positive body image, as defined as body appreciation, predicts adaptive eating behaviors among adolescent girls over a 1-year period (Andrew, Tiggemann, & Clark, 2016). Experimental research indicates that women wi... Read More about Cognitive dissonance-based interventions to facilitate positive body image and embodiment.

Burns (2019)
Book Chapter
Heath, J. (2019). Burns. In C. D. Llewellyn, S. Ayers, C. McManus, S. Newman, K. J. Petrie, T. A. Revenson, & J. Weinman (Eds.), The Cambridge Handbook of Psychology, Health and Medicine (437-439). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press

Book chapter on burns

Employment after the military (2018)
Book Chapter
Keeling, M., Ozuna, S., & Milsap, C. (2018). Employment after the military. In E. L. Weiss, & C. A. Castro (Eds.), American Life in the 21st Century: Social, Cultural, and Economic Issues and Trends. ABC-CLIO

The civilian employment of military veterans has been a concern of the United States government since the end of World War I. During this time, Congress created the first legislation surrounding the employment of military veterans. Despite many effo... Read More about Employment after the military.

Altered Appearance from Cancer (2018)
Book Chapter
Paraskeva, N., Clarke, A., & Harcourt, D. (2018). Altered Appearance from Cancer. In M. C. Fingeret, & I. Teo (Eds.), Body Image Care for Cancer Patients: Principles and Practice (131). Oxford University Press

In this chapter, we delineate various appearance alterations that can result from cancer and its treatment. We focus on describing the impact of appearance changes involving weight, scarring from surgery, alopecia, ascites, and lymphedema. We also ex... Read More about Altered Appearance from Cancer.

Reflections on researcher positionality when using multiple techniques of qualitative data collection to facilitate participation in research focusing on a sensitive subject (2018)
Book Chapter
Heath, J. (2018). Reflections on researcher positionality when using multiple techniques of qualitative data collection to facilitate participation in research focusing on a sensitive subject. In B. C. Clift, J. Hatchard, & J. Gore (Eds.), How Do We Belong? Researcher Positionality Within Qualitative Inquiry (71-82). Bath, UK: University of Bath

Within qualitative research, it is increasingly common for a variety of interview methods to be employed within a project in order to seek engagement from participants. But how do these methods affect the participants, the research process, the data,... Read More about Reflections on researcher positionality when using multiple techniques of qualitative data collection to facilitate participation in research focusing on a sensitive subject.

Hypothetically speaking: Using vignettes as a stand-alone qualitative method (2017)
Book Chapter
Gray, D., Royall, B., & Malson, H. (2017). Hypothetically speaking: Using vignettes as a stand-alone qualitative method. In V. Braun, V. Clarke, & D. Gray (Eds.), Collecting Qualitative Data: A Practical Guide to Textual, Media and Virtual Techniques. UK: Cambridge University Press

Supporting patients considering reconstructive surgery (2017)
Book Chapter
Harcourt, D., & Clarke, A. (2017). Supporting patients considering reconstructive surgery. In D. Kissane, B. Bultz, P. Butow, C. Bylund, S. Noble, & S. Wilkinson (Eds.), Oxford Textbook in Communication in Oncology and Palliative Care (226-231). Oxford: Oxford University Press

Body image and disordered eating in midlife (2016)
Book Chapter
Lewis-Smith, H., & Diedrichs, P. C. (2016). Body image and disordered eating in midlife. In T. D. Wade (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Feeding and Eating Disorders (1-6). Singapore: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-087-2_197-1

This chapter provides a overview of the historical background, research, controversies, and future directions relating to the prevalence, risk factors, and interventions for negative body image among adults in midlife.

Weight bias: Prejudice and discrimination toward overweight and obese people (2016)
Book Chapter
Diedrichs, P. C., & Puhl, R. (2016). Weight bias: Prejudice and discrimination toward overweight and obese people. In C. Sibley, & F. K. Barlow (Eds.), The Cambridge Handbook of the Psychology of Prejudice (392-412). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316161579.017

Weight bias refers to prejudice and discrimination towards overweight and obese individuals, and is argued to be one of the last socially acceptable forms of discrimination. Multi-country studies document its widespread prevalence. Children, adults,... Read More about Weight bias: Prejudice and discrimination toward overweight and obese people.

Eating disorder prevention in the real world (2016)
Book Chapter
Diedrichs, P. C. (2016). Eating disorder prevention in the real world. In T. D. Wade (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Feeding and Eating Disorders (1-6). Singapore: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-087-2_133-1

The field of eating disorder prevention research has made excellent progress over the past thirty years. It is estimated that more than 100 intervention approaches have been developed, and more than 60 separate prevention interventions have been eval... Read More about Eating disorder prevention in the real world.

Appearance psychology (2016)
Book Chapter
Hayfield, N., & Tischner, I. (2016). Appearance psychology. In N. Napes (Ed.), The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Gender and Sexuality Studies. New York: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118663219.wbegss033

Theoretical underpinnings: Relational frame theory and contextual behavioral science in a higher education context (2016)
Book Chapter
McHugh, L., Sandoz, E., & Hooper, N. (2016). Theoretical underpinnings: Relational frame theory and contextual behavioral science in a higher education context. In J. Block-Lerner, & L. Cardaciatto (Eds.), The Mindfulness-Informed Educator. Routledge

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Sociocultural environment and internalization of the thin ideal as eating disorder risk factors (2016)
Book Chapter
Diedrichs, P. C. (2016). Sociocultural environment and internalization of the thin ideal as eating disorder risk factors. In T. D. Wade (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Feeding and Eating Disorders (1-5). Singapore: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-087-2_89-1

Sociocultural Environment and Internalization of the Thin Ideal as Eating Disorder Risk Factors

Mindfulness and acceptance-based prevention of eating disorders (2015)
Book Chapter
Atkinson, M. J. (2015). Mindfulness and acceptance-based prevention of eating disorders. In T. Wade (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Feeding and Eating Disorders. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-087-2_131-1

Mindfulness and Acceptance-Based Prevention of Eating Disorders

How to use thematic analysis with interview data (process research) (2014)
Book Chapter
Braun, V., Clarke, V., & Rance, N. (2014). How to use thematic analysis with interview data (process research). In N. P. Moller, & A. Vossler (Eds.), The Counselling & Psychotherapy Research Handbook. London: Sage

This chapter introduces you to thematic analysis (TA), one of the many methods of analysis for qualitative research. Qualitative research, like all research, begins with a research question. In contrast to quantitative research, in which the research... Read More about How to use thematic analysis with interview data (process research).

Thematic analysis (2014)
Book Chapter
Braun, V., Clarke, V., & Terry, G. (2014). Thematic analysis. In A. Lyons, & P. Rohleder (Eds.), Qualitative Research in Clinical and Health Psychology. Basingstoke: Palgrave MacMillan

Thematic analysis (TA) is a method for identifying, analysing and interpreting patterned meanings or ‘themes’ in qualitative data. In this chapter we outline our approach to TA (Braun & Clarke, 2006, 2012, 2013) and demonstrate core processes of codi... Read More about Thematic analysis.

Using innovative methods in appearance research (2014)
Book Chapter
Harcourt, D. (2014). Using innovative methods in appearance research. In N. Rumsey, & D. Harcourt (Eds.), Oxford Handbook of the Psychology of Appearance. Oxford: Oxford University Press

‘It’s worse for women and girls’: Negotiating embodied masculinities through weight-related talk (2014)
Book Chapter
Monoghan, L., & Malson, H. (2014). ‘It’s worse for women and girls’: Negotiating embodied masculinities through weight-related talk. In L. Monoghan, R. Colls, & B. Evans (Eds.), Obesity, Discourse and Fat Politics. London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315795645

Numerous critical analyses have already established the profoundly gendered nature of normative body ‘ideals’ and weight-management practices in Western cultures. Such studies have, amongst other things, elucidated how body dissatisfaction, ‘dieting’... Read More about ‘It’s worse for women and girls’: Negotiating embodied masculinities through weight-related talk.