Outputs (1043)

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)
Journal Article

© 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)
Journal Article

© 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)
Journal Article

© 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)
Journal Article

© 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)
Journal Article

© 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)
Journal Article

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?.

Eating disorder prevention in the real world (2016)
Book Chapter

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.

Achieving consensus in the measurement of psychological adjustment to cleft lip and/or palate (2016)
Journal Article

Background: Psychological adjustment to cleft lip/palate is multifaceted and can fluctuate over time and across different situations. Consequently, a comprehensive understanding of adjustment is difficult to capture, and the challenge of achieving co... Read More about Achieving consensus in the measurement of psychological adjustment to cleft lip and/or palate.

Group poetry therapy for clients recovering from anorexia: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of client experience (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Poetry therapy, also known as bibliotherapy or therapeutic creative writing, is an arts-based therapy which uses creative writing or published literature for therapeutic means. Like other art therapies, it may be a useful addition to the range of in... Read More about Group poetry therapy for clients recovering from anorexia: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of client experience.

“I’ve always thought that I’m not good enough… why would someone good looking want to be with me?”: A qualitative exploration of the impact of visible differences upon intimacy and intimate relationships (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Accepted conference proceedings from Appearance Matters 7, London, 2016

Cohesion, leadership, mental health stigmatisation and perceived barriers to care in UK military personnel (2016)
Journal Article

© 2016 Taylor & Francis. Background: Military research suggests a significant association between leadership, cohesion, mental health stigmatisation and perceived barriers to care (stigma/BTC). Aim: Most studies are cross sectional, therefore longi... Read More about Cohesion, leadership, mental health stigmatisation and perceived barriers to care in UK military personnel.

The psychosocial experiences of breast cancer amongst Black, South Asian and White survivors: do differences exist between ethnic groups? (2016)
Journal Article

Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Background: Very little UK-based research has examined breast cancer-related experiences of Black and Minority Ethnic populations, and we do not know whether the psychosocial impact of diagnosis and treatmen... Read More about The psychosocial experiences of breast cancer amongst Black, South Asian and White survivors: do differences exist between ethnic groups?.

The effect of digital alteration disclaimer labels on social comparison and body image: Instructions and individual differences (2016)
Journal Article

© 2016 Elsevier Ltd. The current study aimed to investigate the effect of digital alteration disclaimer labels appended to fashion magazine advertisements, as well as instructional condition, on women's social comparison and body dissatisfaction. Par... Read More about The effect of digital alteration disclaimer labels on social comparison and body image: Instructions and individual differences.

Current practices in the provision of one-to-one psychosocial support for young people with burn injuries and their families (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Introduction
Very little published research has evaluated psychosocial interventions for young people with burn injuries. A recent systematic review of psychosocial interventions for those with a range of appearance-altering conditions and injuries... Read More about Current practices in the provision of one-to-one psychosocial support for young people with burn injuries and their families.

The influence of maternal self-objectification, materialism and parenting style on potentially sexualized 'grown up' behaviours and appearance concerns in 5-8 year old girls (2016)
Journal Article

© 2016 Elsevier Ltd. There is widespread concern about young girls displaying 'grown up' or sexualized behaviours, as well as experiencing body image and appearance concerns that were previously thought to only impact much older girls. The present st... Read More about The influence of maternal self-objectification, materialism and parenting style on potentially sexualized 'grown up' behaviours and appearance concerns in 5-8 year old girls.

Appearance psychology (2016)
Book Chapter

Breast cancer or chest cancer? The impact of living with a ‘woman’s disease' (2016)
Journal Article

Breast cancer in men is rare. Diagnostic methods and treatment are the same as for women, but awareness of male breast cancer is low, as breast cancer is often perceived as a disease specific to women. This can delay diagnosis and cause psychological... Read More about Breast cancer or chest cancer? The impact of living with a ‘woman’s disease'.

A qualitative exploration of the impact of visible differences upon intimate relationships: Methodological reflections (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Accepted conference proceedings from the BPS Annual Conference, 2016: Nottingham. Presented as one of four papers in a symposium entitled "Looking Different: Contemporary research and interventions in appearance psychology"

Response to "Older Adults' experiences of living with cleft lip and palate: A qualitative study exploring ageing and appearance" (2016)
Journal Article

Letter to the editor

Psychological adjustment to cleft lip and/or palate: A narrative review of the literature (2016)
Journal Article

© 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Objective: Adjustment to cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) is multifaceted, involving several domains of psychological and social functioning. A substantial increase in research in this are... Read More about Psychological adjustment to cleft lip and/or palate: A narrative review of the literature.