Men's perception of current and ideal body composition and the influence of media internalization on body judgements

V Groves, BJ Ridley, PL Cornelissen, N Maalin… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction To determine men's body ideals and the factors that influence these choices,
this study used a matrix of computer generated (CG) male bodies (based on an analysis of …

Personal ideal, cultural ideal and optimal attractiveness: Are these constructs for body size and shape the same or different?

BJ Ridley, PL Cornelissen, N Maalin, S Mohamed… - Body Image, 2024 - Elsevier
There has been an assumption in the literature that the three concepts of ideal body shape
(personal ideal, cultural ideal, and the most attractive body shape) are effectively the same …

Testing the validity of online psychophysical measurement of body image perception

J Gumančík, PL Cornelissen, LG Brokjøb, BJ Ridley… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
This body image study tests the viability of transferring a complex psychophysical paradigm
from a controlled in-person laboratory task to an online environment. 172 female participants …

Communicating extremity: Fitness efficacy and standards relate to using extreme imagery and messaging to create fitness-related media

AM Araiza, AL Freitas - Health Communication, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Health-related social media increasingly competes with other forms of health communication
for public attention. To advance understanding of the genesis of health-related social media …

Reduced body-image disturbance by body-image interventions is associated with neural-response changes in visual and social processing regions: a preliminary …

Y Hamamoto, K Oba, R Ishibashi, Y Ding… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Body-image disturbance is a major factor in the development of eating
disorders, especially among young women. There are two main components: perceptual …

Peer effects and health impacts of different body cognitive biases in children: micro evidence from China

Y Zhang, X Wang, W Zhu - Frontiers in Public Health, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Background In China, children commonly display body cognitive biases, which constitute a
significant yet hidden public health issue. These biases potentially jeopardize children's well …

Disentangling the relations of drive for toned muscularity with eating, exercise and body image psychopathology in women

ML Cunningham - 2023 - ses.library.usyd.edu.au
Many women desire a toned body characterised by lean muscularity combined with overall
slenderness. This aesthetic ideal is unattainable for most women, and is potentially …

Male musculature preferences and manipulation of such preferences in men, women, boys and girls

K JACQUES - 2024 - etheses.dur.ac.uk
Western media overemphasises and unrealistically portrays idealised bodies. The literature
exploring how such images can alter body type preferences has focused almost exclusively …