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Body Image: Understanding Body Dissatisfaction in Men, Women, and Children
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Fully revised and updated, Body Image 4th Edition provides a comprehensive summary of research on body image in men, women, and children drawing together research findings from the fields of psychology, sociology, and gender studies. The new edition presents all the latest research on body image including work on technology and body image, interventions to reduce body dissatisfaction, and links between body image, BMI, and clothing availability. Including data from interviews and focus groups with men, women, and children who have spoken about body image and its impact on the rest of their lives, the book explores a range of important contemporary issues, including the effects of social media and selfie-taking on body image, the work of activists and academics who are trying to change how the fashion industry presents women’s bodies, and new work investigating impacts of whole-body scanning technology and game-play avatars on appearance concern. Reflecting the direction of research on body image from a range of disciplines since the previous edition, the book also includes an increased focus on body image in men, looking at studies on pressures to be more muscular and toned, and evaluating the possible impacts on health-related behaviours such as exercise and body-related drug use. The only sole-authored text in the field, and integrating work from several disciplines, this is essential reading for students and researchers in psychology, sociology, computing science, sport and exercise science, and gender studies, with an interest in reducing body dissatisfaction in men, women and children.
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“The cultural context in which individuals reside plays a crucial role in shaping the standards of beauty and body image, thereby influencing the prevalence of body dissatisfaction and its psychological impacts.”
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- Authors
- Grogan, S.
- Corresponding author
- Grogan, Sarah
- ORCID
- Grogan, Sarah
- Venue
- Routledge eBooks
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Published
- 2021-10-14
- OpenAlex
- W4232844920
- Cited by
- 294
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- Citations by year
- 2026: 69 · 2025: 90 · 2024: 62 · 2023: 56 · 2022: 16
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- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
- Keywords
- body image, body dissatisfaction, men's body image, body image interventions, body mass index, social media, selfies, fashion industry, whole-body imaging, avatars, appearance concerns, muscularity, health behavior, physical activity
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