All Outputs (9)

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.

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.

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

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

School based interventions for body image and appearance concerns (2012)
Book Chapter
Diedrichs, P. C., & Halliwell, E. (2012). School based interventions for body image and appearance concerns. In N. Rumsey, & D. Harcourt (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of the Psychology of Appearance (531-550). Oxford University Press

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