Introduction: The study was conducted to determine the relationship between body image, genital self-image and self-esteem in postpartum period. Materials Method: carried out with 145 women data of were collected using Personal Information Form, Body Cathexis Scale (BCS), Female Genital Self-Image (FGSIS) Rosenberg Self-Esteem (RSES). Results: It determined that mean BCS total score 143.56±26.8...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To investigate sexual self-concept, sexual relationships, and sexual functioning, and the relationship between these and certain demographic variables of Irish women, following a diagnosis of gynecologic cancer. DESIGN Descriptive, correlational. SETTING Outpatient gynecologic oncology clinic in a large university hospital in Southern Ireland. SAMPLE 106 women with a di...

The purpose of the current analogue experiment was to investigate the impact of a cognitive defusion strategy, rapid vocal repetition, on self-identified negative body image thoughts. Undergraduate students (N1⁄4254) were randomized to one of five protocols: defusion condition with an experiential exercise for a self-identified negative body image thought, defusion without such an experiential ...

Although body image is central to the etiological models of anorexia nervosa and body dysmorphic disorder, studies comparing body image and beliefs about attractiveness between the disorders are rare. Sixty-nine individuals (anorexia nervosa: n=24, body dysmorphic disorder: n=23, healthy controls: n=22) completed self-report measures (body image and general psychopathology), diagnostic intervie...

Binge Eating Disorder (BED) is characterized by recurrent episodes of compulsive eating, without any compensatory behavior to avoid possible gain weight. Individuals who suffer from eating disorders often show negative self-image. The present paper aimed to assess BED prevalence and self-image disorders among university students in the city of São José do Rio Preto, State of São Paulo, Brazil. ...

OBJECTIVE With increasing survival rates in childhood acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), the long-term side effects of treatment have become important. Our aim was to investigate health-related quality of life, depression, anxiety, and self-image among ALL survivors. MATERIALS AND METHODS Fifty patients diagnosed with ALL and their siblings were enrolled. The Kovacs Children's Depression Inven...

Recognizing that a consumer’s congruity judgment with a store image can be formed with both actual and ideal self-images, this study investigates the differential effects that these two congruity judgments might have on a consumer’s evaluation of an online store. The results indicate that the closer the image of an online store is to the consumer’s actual self, the more favorably the store is e...