A5086457838- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification
- Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Consumer Perception and Purchasing Behavior
- Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes
- Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
- Humor Studies and Applications
- Media, Gender, and Advertising
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Pharmacology and Obesity Treatment
- Menstrual Health and Disorders
- Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Fashion and Cultural Textiles
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
- Body Contouring and Surgery
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Sensory Analysis and Statistical Methods
University of Illinois Chicago
2020-2023
Loma Linda University
2015-2018
University of South Florida
2004-2013
University of Chicago
2008
Little is known about the effects of receiving compliments appearance. An ethnically diverse sample 220 college women completed self-report measures appearance commentary, trait self-objectification, body surveillance, and dissatisfaction. Results indicated that impact criticisms compliments, but not their frequency, predicted higher surveillance more Moderated mediation analyses increased partially explained relationship between feelings comments dissatisfaction this effect was moderated by...
Research suggests that young children have body image concerns, such as a desire for thinness and an avoidance of obesity. Surprisingly, few studies investigated how children's preferences stereotypes are influenced by media aimed at children. In order to gain better understanding the content media, analysis was used examine image-related messages in popular videos books. Results indicated emphasizing importance physical appearance portraying present many but relatively Of examined, ones...
The goal of this study was to evaluate peer-related influences on appearance, body dissatisfaction, eating disturbance, and self-esteem in average weight, at risk overweight, overweight adolescent girls.Three hundred twenty-five girls from high schools Florida were assessed. Ninety met criteria for being or overweight. Logistic multiple regression analyses used group differences all variables assess the amount variance accounted by peer-influence prediction self-esteem.Overweight scored...
The goal of this study was to examine lifetime weight stigmatization as a mediator the relationships among current body mass index, childhood overweight, depression, and dissatisfaction. Participants were 299 female undergraduates (mean age = 20.52, standard deviation 2.57; mean index 23.29, 4.51). Weight significantly mediated between dissatisfaction, depressive symptoms, overweight symptoms. model accounted for 44.7 percent variance in symptoms 28.2 image Findings indicated that decrease...
Evidence suggests that behavioral aspects of psychopathy are associated with suicidal behavior, whereas the affective and interpersonal not. The authors tested robustness this bi ...
The current study investigated body mass index (BMI) as a moderator of the relationship between negative weight-based attitudes and depressive symptoms impact appearance commentary in sample college women. Examining BMI these relationships, we hypothesized that individuals with more would report stronger from weight or shape higher levels if they had BMIs. Two moderated multiple regression analyses were conducted using hierarchical models. Study hypotheses supported. Results indicated...
Abstract Objective: This study prospectively examined the role of compensatory eating disorder behavior on gastric bypass (GB) surgery weight‐loss outcome. Method: The behaviors 199 GB patients were evaluated presurgically using Questionnaire Eating and Weight Patterns. Hierarchical linear regression was used to assess presence 6‐month postsurgery body mass index (BMI), 1‐year BMI, controlling for age, sex, race, age becoming overweight, number weeks postsurgery, presurgery BMI. Results:...
Abstract Background Obesity rates are higher in children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (DD) compared to typically developing (TD) children. In TD children, family‐based (FB) interventions for obesity the most effective interventions. Research addressing IDD is limited. Method We adapted a community‐based intervention created added parent education component. The current study examined feasibility of Enhanced‐Operation Fit, camp‐based order reduce weight, improve health...