Two studies examined contingent self-esteem (CSE) and responses to appearance-related social comparisons. Study 1 was an experimental study in which women rated a series of advertisements from popular women's magazines. Study 2 employed an event-contingent diary recording procedure. In Study 1, women who were higher in CSE and lower in self-perceptions of attractiveness (SPA) experienced greate...

This paper centers on ancient, generally rather scattered and elusive remains of gameplay. Focusing on a discreteassemblage of game-related artefacts from the Bronze Age Indus Valley urban settlement of Mohenjo-daro, it conductsa detailed study of some of the patchy features to see whether more structured elements thereby can be distinguished.The finds are approached situated in a broader, game...

When thoughts seem more than just thoughts: Body image-related cognitive fusion and its role in eating psychopathology Recent studies have revealed that cognitive fusion underlies psychological inflexibility and, as result, a wide range of psychopathology as well. It is portrayed as the extent to which one gets caught up in the content of his or her thoughts while addressing them as if they wer...

We form first impressions from faces despite warnings not to do so. Moreover, there is considerable agreement in our impressions, which carry significant social outcomes. Appearance matters because some facial qualities are so useful in guiding adaptive behavior that even a trace of those qualities can create an impression. Specifically, the qualities revealed by facial cues that characterize l...

AIM This study was designed to adapt the original English-language COAS (Children's Orthodontic Attitude Survey) for third- grade schoolchildren to the Italian cultural environment and to investigate its properties in typical populations, as well as to evaluate children self-perception of their dental appearance. STUDY DESIGN The COAS questionnaire for third-grade schoolchildren was translate...

Key Take-Home Messages • Older adults may be at greater risk of HIV-related neurocognitive dysfunction (2) and several stressors are associated with aging with HIV, including ageism, HIV-related stigma, declines in social support, increased feelings of loneliness, declines in health status, financial distress, mitochondrial damage that may contribute to fatigue, and changes in appearance caused...

27 Aims: This study aimed to determine the psychosocial and appearance related 28 concerns of a sample of ophthalmic patients by measuring a range of 29 psychological, social and demographic factors. 30 Methods: Standardised psychological measures including anxiety, depression, 31 appearance related distress, self discrepancy, appearance salience and valence 32 were administered to 98 participa...

Social comparison-the tendency to self-evaluate by comparing ourselves to others-is an important source of competitive behavior. We propose a new model that distinguishes between individual and situational factors that increase social comparison and thus lead to a range of competitive attitudes and behavior. Individual factors are those that vary from person to person: the relevance of the perf...

INTRODUCTION A significant number of adolescents suffer extensive and enduring difficulties such as social anxiety, body image dissatisfaction, low self-esteem and bullying as a result of conditions or injuries that affect their appearance (eg, craniofacial and skin conditions, treatment side effects and scarring). Evidence-based psychosocial interventions to meet their specific needs are curre...