All Outputs (38)

A qualitative exploration of whether lesbian and bisexual women are 'protected' from sociocultural pressure to be thin (2014)
Journal Article
Huxley, C. J., Huxley, C., Clarke, V., & Halliwell, E. (2014). A qualitative exploration of whether lesbian and bisexual women are 'protected' from sociocultural pressure to be thin. Journal of Health Psychology, 19(2), 273-284. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105312468496

Heterosexual women in Western cultures are known to experience body image concerns, dieting and disordered eating as a result of intense social pressures to be thin. However, it is theorised that lesbian and bisexual women belong to a subculture that... Read More about A qualitative exploration of whether lesbian and bisexual women are 'protected' from sociocultural pressure to be thin.

Testing a dissonance body image intervention among young girls (2014)
Journal Article
Halliwell, E., & Diedrichs, P. C. (2014). Testing a dissonance body image intervention among young girls. Health Psychology, 33(2), 201-204. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0032585

Objective: Body image and eating disorder interventions based on cognitive dissonance have been shown to be effective among girls and women aged 14 and above. This article reports a preliminary examination of whether a dissonance intervention is also... Read More about Testing a dissonance body image intervention among young girls.

Resisting and conforming to the 'Lesbian Look': The importance of appearance norms for lesbian and bisexual women (2014)
Journal Article
Huxley, C., Clarke, V., & Halliwell, E. (2014). Resisting and conforming to the 'Lesbian Look': The importance of appearance norms for lesbian and bisexual women. Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology, 24(3), 205-219. https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.2161

Appearance is one way in which lesbian and bisexual identities and affiliation to lesbian, gay, bisexual (LGB) subculture can be demonstrated. 'Butch' and 'androgynous' styles have been used by lesbian women to communicate a non-heterosexual identity... Read More about Resisting and conforming to the 'Lesbian Look': The importance of appearance norms for lesbian and bisexual women.

Bisexual women's understandings of social marginalisation: 'The heterosexuals don't understand US but nor do the lesbians' (2014)
Journal Article
Hayfield, N., Clarke, V., & Halliwell, E. (2014). Bisexual women's understandings of social marginalisation: 'The heterosexuals don't understand US but nor do the lesbians'. Feminism and Psychology, 24(3), 352-372. https://doi.org/10.1177/0959353514539651

Drawing on interviews with 20 self-identified bisexual women, this paper contributes to the limited psychological literature on bisexual women by exploring their experiences of social marginalisation. These (mainly white and middle class) British bis... Read More about Bisexual women's understandings of social marginalisation: 'The heterosexuals don't understand US but nor do the lesbians'.

Can appearance conversations explain differences between gay and heterosexual men's body dissatisfaction? (2014)
Journal Article
Diedrichs, P. C., Jankowski, G. S., Jankowski, G., Diedrichs, P. C., & Halliwell, E. (2014). Can appearance conversations explain differences between gay and heterosexual men's body dissatisfaction?. Psychology of Men and Masculinity, 15(1), 68-77. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0031796

Men's body dissatisfaction is prevalent and a serious health concern as it is associated with negative outcomes including depression, disordered eating, and anabolic steroid abuse. Gay men are particularly vulnerable to body dissatisfaction, perhaps... Read More about Can appearance conversations explain differences between gay and heterosexual men's body dissatisfaction?.

The impact of thin idealized media images on body satisfaction: Does body appreciation protect women from negative effects? (2013)
Journal Article
Halliwell, E. (2013). The impact of thin idealized media images on body satisfaction: Does body appreciation protect women from negative effects?. Body Image, 10(4), 509-514. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2013.07.004

This article examines whether positive body image can protect women from negative media exposure effects. University women (N=112) were randomly allocated to view advertisements featuring ultra-thin models or control images. Women who reported high l... Read More about The impact of thin idealized media images on body satisfaction: Does body appreciation protect women from negative effects?.

Visible lesbians and invisible bisexuals: Appearance and visual identities among bisexual women (2013)
Journal Article
Hayfield, N., Clarke, V., Halliwell, E., & Malson, H. (2013). Visible lesbians and invisible bisexuals: Appearance and visual identities among bisexual women. Women's Studies International Forum, 40, 172-182

A number of feminist scholars have argued that dress and appearance can be used to critique the dominant culture and explore alternative subjectivities. Research on non-heterosexual visual identities has explored the role that appearance and clothing... Read More about Visible lesbians and invisible bisexuals: Appearance and visual identities among bisexual women.

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.

"it's a comparison thing, isn't it?": Lesbian and bisexual women's accounts of how partner relationships shape their feelings about their body and appearance (2011)
Journal Article
Huxley, C. J., Clarke, V., & Halliwell, E. (2011). "it's a comparison thing, isn't it?": Lesbian and bisexual women's accounts of how partner relationships shape their feelings about their body and appearance. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 35(3), 415-427. https://doi.org/10.1177/0361684311410209

Women's feelings about their body and their appearance are an important aspect of their lives, yet little is known about the ways in which partner relationships shape these feelings.There has been some debate about whether or not same-sex relationshi... Read More about "it's a comparison thing, isn't it?": Lesbian and bisexual women's accounts of how partner relationships shape their feelings about their body and appearance.

Body dissatisfaction: Can a short media literacy message reduce negative media exposure effects amongst adolescent girls? (2011)
Journal Article
Halliwell, E., Harcourt, D., & Easun, A. (2011). Body dissatisfaction: Can a short media literacy message reduce negative media exposure effects amongst adolescent girls?. British Journal of Health Psychology, 16(2), 396-403. https://doi.org/10.1348/135910710X515714

Objectives. This experimental study examined whether a brief video intervention identifying the artificial nature of media images could protect adolescent girls from negative media exposure effects and body dissatisfaction. Design. A 2 (intervention... Read More about Body dissatisfaction: Can a short media literacy message reduce negative media exposure effects amongst adolescent girls?.

Post-feminist advertising laid bare: Young women's talk about the sexually agentic woman of 'midriff' advertising (2011)
Journal Article
Rúdólfsdóttir, A., Malson, H., Halliwell, E., & Tischner, I. (2011). Post-feminist advertising laid bare: Young women's talk about the sexually agentic woman of 'midriff' advertising. Feminism and Psychology, 21(1), 74-99. https://doi.org/10.1177/0959353510370030

This paper presents a feminist Foucauldian analysis of women's interpretations of images of women in post-feminist advertising. Building on Ros Gill's analysis of post-feminist advertising images of women, and more specifically the figure of 'the mid... Read More about Post-feminist advertising laid bare: Young women's talk about the sexually agentic woman of 'midriff' advertising.

Examination of a sociocultural model of excessive exercise among male and female adolescents (2010)
Journal Article
White, J., & Halliwell, E. (2010). Examination of a sociocultural model of excessive exercise among male and female adolescents. Body Image, 7(3), 227-233. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2010.02.002

There is substantial evidence that sociocultural pressures and body image disturbances can lead to disordered eating, yet few studies have examined their impact on excessive exercise. The study adapted a sociocultural model for disordered eating to p... Read More about Examination of a sociocultural model of excessive exercise among male and female adolescents.

Adolescents' and parents' experiences of managing the psychosocial impact of appearance change during cancer treatment (2010)
Journal Article
Williamson, H., Harcourt, D., Halliwell, E., Frith, H., & Wallace, M. (2010). Adolescents' and parents' experiences of managing the psychosocial impact of appearance change during cancer treatment. Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing, 27(3), 168-175. https://doi.org/10.1177/1043454209357923

Using combined qualitative data from multiple case study interviews and an online survey, this study explored the impact of appearance change on 22 adolescents receiving cancer treatment aged 13 to 18 years and six of their parents. Data were analyze... Read More about Adolescents' and parents' experiences of managing the psychosocial impact of appearance change during cancer treatment.

Are contemporary media images which seem to display women as sexually empowered actually harmful to women? (2010)
Journal Article
Halliwell, E., Malson, H., & Tischner, I. (2010). Are contemporary media images which seem to display women as sexually empowered actually harmful to women?. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 35(1), 38-45. https://doi.org/10.1177/0361684310385217

There has been a shift in the depiction of women in advertising from objectifying representations of women as passive sex objects to agentic sexual representations where the women appear powerful and in control (Gill, 2007a, 2008), and there is subst... Read More about Are contemporary media images which seem to display women as sexually empowered actually harmful to women?.

Investigating the role of attachment in social comparison theories of eating disorders within a non-clinical female population (2009)
Journal Article
Bamford, B., & Halliwell, E. (2009). Investigating the role of attachment in social comparison theories of eating disorders within a non-clinical female population. European Eating Disorders Review, 17(5), 371-379. https://doi.org/10.1002/erv.951

Objective: The present study aimed to integrate attachment theory and sociocultural theory as predictors of disordered eating, thereby combining two previously distinct literatures in order to provide a more comprehensive model of eating disorder dev... Read More about Investigating the role of attachment in social comparison theories of eating disorders within a non-clinical female population.

Understanding the impact of thin media models on women's body-focused affect: the roles of thin-ideal internalization and weight-related self-discrepancy activation in experimental exposure effects (2009)
Journal Article
Dittmar, H., Halliwell, E., & Stirling, E. (2009). Understanding the impact of thin media models on women's body-focused affect: the roles of thin-ideal internalization and weight-related self-discrepancy activation in experimental exposure effects. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 28(1), 43-72. https://doi.org/10.1521/jscp.2009.28.1.43

Previous experimental research demonstrates that exposure to ultra-thin media models has negative effects on many women's body image, but neglects underlying psychological processes. We develop and test a moderated mediation model with internalizatio... Read More about Understanding the impact of thin media models on women's body-focused affect: the roles of thin-ideal internalization and weight-related self-discrepancy activation in experimental exposure effects.

Associations between appearance-related self-discrepancies and young women's and men's affect, body satisfaction, and emotional eating: a comparison of fixed-item and participant-generated self-discrepancies. (2006)
Journal Article
Dittmar, H., & Halliwell, E. (2006). Associations between appearance-related self-discrepancies and young women's and men's affect, body satisfaction, and emotional eating: a comparison of fixed-item and participant-generated self-discrepancies. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 32(4), 447-458. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167205284005

This study examines the associations between appearance-related, actual-ideal self-discrepancies--from both own and romantic partner's standpoints--and negative affect, body satisfaction, and eating behavior. It extends previous research through stud... Read More about Associations between appearance-related self-discrepancies and young women's and men's affect, body satisfaction, and emotional eating: a comparison of fixed-item and participant-generated self-discrepancies..

The role of self-improvement and self-evaluation motives in social comparisons with idealised female bodies in the media (2005)
Journal Article
Halliwell, E., & Dittmar, H. (2005). The role of self-improvement and self-evaluation motives in social comparisons with idealised female bodies in the media. Body Image, 2(3), 249-261. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2005.05.001

This study investigates the effect of social comparisons with media models on women's body image based on either self-evaluation or self-improvement motives. Ninety-eight women, for whom appearance was a relevant comparison dimension, viewed advertis... Read More about The role of self-improvement and self-evaluation motives in social comparisons with idealised female bodies in the media.