Growing evidence suggests that media images of ideal female and male body-types have a negative impact on body-satisfaction (Galioto & Crowther, 2013; Groesz, Levine, & Murnen, 2002; Hargreaves & ...

Extensive exposure to slender and attractive models who have been digitally altered to appear flawless has negative effects on how many women feel about their bodies. Researchers at Chapman University ...

When we feel unhappy with how we look, we often feel unhappy with ourselves as a whole. Research shows that body dissatisfaction can degrade other areas of physical and psychological well-being, ...

Exposure to body positive imagery on social media increase body satisfaction and reduces weight concerns in both men and women, a new study from the University of Surrey reports. During this unique ...

Our Western society highly values beauty, which it tends to define as being young and skinny. Definitions and ideals of beauty—communicated through, for instance, TV, movies, Instagram, and ...

Body positivity is often framed as a cultural trend about self-love and diverse beauty. But at its core, it is much more than aesthetics. It is a mental health movement designed to reduce harm from ...

Exposure to body-positive imagery and humorous content parodying negative body stereotypes on social media inspires women to take action against unrealistic beauty standards, according to a new study ...

1 Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden 2 Athletics Research Center, Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, ...

Exposure to body positive imagery on social media increase body satisfaction and reduces weight concerns in both men and women, a new study reports. Exposure to body positive imagery on social media ...