Book contents
- Body Positive
- Body Positive
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Notes on Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Overview of the Field of Positive Body Image
- 2 Positive Body Image by Gender and Across the Lifespan
- 3 Considering Positive Body Image through the Lens of Culture and Minority Social Identities
- 4 Moving beyond Body Dissatisfaction and Risky Sexual Behavior
- 5 Appearance-Related Practices
- 6 Mindful Self-Care and Positive Body Image
- 7 The Health At Every Size® Paradigm
- 8 Better than Before
- 9 Programmatic Approaches to Cultivating Positive Body Image in Youth
- 10 Clinical Applications of Positive Body Image
- Index
- References
Introduction
Becoming Positive – Our Growing Understanding of Positive Body Image
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 29 June 2018
Book contents
- Body Positive
- Body Positive
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Notes on Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Overview of the Field of Positive Body Image
- 2 Positive Body Image by Gender and Across the Lifespan
- 3 Considering Positive Body Image through the Lens of Culture and Minority Social Identities
- 4 Moving beyond Body Dissatisfaction and Risky Sexual Behavior
- 5 Appearance-Related Practices
- 6 Mindful Self-Care and Positive Body Image
- 7 The Health At Every Size® Paradigm
- 8 Better than Before
- 9 Programmatic Approaches to Cultivating Positive Body Image in Youth
- 10 Clinical Applications of Positive Body Image
- Index
- References
Summary
Research on positive body image has increased significantly recently, making this as an important time to create a volume that summarizes and reflects on this work. The aim of this book is to provide an overview of the existing research on positive body image. In the volume, we include related topics such as positive health behaviors and body image interventions. Leading researchers in the field synthesize existing evidence and offer future directions for the field as well as make recommendations for clinical practice.
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- Chapter
- Information
- Body PositiveUnderstanding and Improving Body Image in Science and Practice, pp. 1 - 5Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2018
References
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