Background and Purpose: Social media play a crucial role in setting cultural standards for the ideal body, which are often unrealistic and emphasize the importance of thinness for girls. This research aimed to explore the effect of media literacy on eating disorders with the mediating role of body image of female athletes in Izeh City, Iran. Materials and Methods: This correlational research w...

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the role of five major personality factors and sexual self-schema in body image dissatisfaction.  Methods: In this study, a correlational design was used and 270 individuals (Male: 135, Female: 135) with age of 17 to 40, citizens of Tehran, who were selected by the available random sampling were included. They completed Neo-PI questi...

conclusions concerns about body image, an avoidant attachment style, and cognitive strategies to regulate negative emotions were the strongest predictors for eating disorder symptoms. based on current research findings, an avoidance attachment style, concerns about body image, and negative emotion regulation cognitive strategies increase eating disorder symptoms in students. because attachment ...

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Studies of psychological outcomes of cosmetic surgery generally provide low standards of evidence due to significant methodological limitations and few studies have explored the outcomes of surgery types other than breast reduction or have compared post-operative outcomes for different surgery types. This study therefore aimed to explore the psychological outcomes and post-operative satisfactio...

Studies of psychological outcomes of cosmetic surgery generally provide low standards of evidence due to significant methodological limitations and few studies have explored the outcomes of surgery types other than breast reduction or have compared post-operative outcomes for different surgery types. This study therefore aimed to explore the psychological outcomes and post-operative satisfactio...

University students are a high risk population for eating disorder symptomatology. The risk can be related to increased demand for academic achievement, high stress and anxiety, dating relationships, peer influence, struggle with self-concept, and role and identity changes. Given the surging risk of eating disorders among university students, it is essential to identify the factors correlate wi...

Quality of life (QOL) assessments of women entering a UK randomised trial of adjuvant radiotherapy (START) were investigated to estimate the independent effects on QOL of age, time since surgery, type of breast surgery, chemotherapy and endocrine therapy. QOL was evaluated using the EORTC general cancer QOL scale (EORTC QLQ-C30), breast cancer module (BR23), the Body Image Scale (BIS) and the H...

BACKGROUND The prevalence of obesity is rising, but little is known about its psychosocial correlates. AIM To assess psychological co-morbidities and impairment of quality of life in obese individuals seeking treatment at two specialist centres in the UK. DESIGN Retrospective analysis of anthropometric and questionnaire data collected at initial clinic visit. METHODS Patients attending fo...

background: sexual satisfaction is a vital component in marital satisfaction and life quality. the appraisal has influence sexual satisfaction. the previous study shows that people use methamphetamine and opium for enhancing sexual functioning. objectives: the current study was designed to examine the impact of methamphetamine and opium use in sexual satisfaction and body image. patients and me...