Oxford Handbook of the Psychology of AppearanceWe live in a society in which messages associating physical attractiveness with success and happiness are pervasive. There is an epidemic of appearance concerns amongst teenagers and adults in westernised countries and body image dissatisfaction is now considered normative. Large numbers of people experience negative impacts on wellbeing and, for many adolescents, adults, and even children, appearance concerns are influential in choices about a range of health behaviours. The challenges facing them include difficulties with social encounters and the problem of having to cope with negative self perceptions. The Oxford Handbook of the Psychology of Appearance is a comprehensive reference text written by experts in the field. It examines how people feel about the way they look, and why it is that some people are happy with their appearance whilst increasing numbers are troubled by the way they look - reporting that these appearance-related concerns affect many aspects of their lives including relationships, health and well-being. It considers the influence of other people and how the media affects thoughts and behaviours related to appearance. It explores the experiences of people living with a disfigurement in a society that seems to be increasingly focussed on appearance and the pursuit of an idealised image of beauty, size and weight. Exploring a topic that has been often neglected in the psychological literature, this book will be invaluable for health, clinical, and social psychologists, health professionals working with patients with visible differences, and those in the field of public health and education. |
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... men reported feeing ashamed of how they look. More than two-thirds of women (70%) and almost half of men (41%) felt pressure from the media to have a perfect body. The psychological impact of these high levels of dissatisfaction is ...
... men reported feeing ashamed of how they look. More than two-thirds of women (70%) and almost half of men (41%) felt pressure from the media to have a perfect body. The psychological impact of these high levels of dissatisfaction is ...
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... Men's Health, 7, 72–89. Newell, R. (2000). Body Image and Disfigurement Care. New York: Routledge. Niedenthal, P. M. (2007). Embodying emotion. Science, 316, 1002–5. Oliver, M. (1990). Politics and language: The need for a 34 setting ...
... Men's Health, 7, 72–89. Newell, R. (2000). Body Image and Disfigurement Care. New York: Routledge. Niedenthal, P. M. (2007). Embodying emotion. Science, 316, 1002–5. Oliver, M. (1990). Politics and language: The need for a 34 setting ...
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... men in response to black and white female faces and their ratings of attractiveness were found to be remarkably similar. Racially regarded features including nostril width and lip size did not affect attractiveness ratings, but there ...
... men in response to black and white female faces and their ratings of attractiveness were found to be remarkably similar. Racially regarded features including nostril width and lip size did not affect attractiveness ratings, but there ...
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... men is decreasing, the cultural emphasis on muscularity has paradoxically increased (Gray & Ginsberg, 2007). Greater dissatisfaction with degree of muscularity has been found in Western countries than in Third World or traditional ...
... men is decreasing, the cultural emphasis on muscularity has paradoxically increased (Gray & Ginsberg, 2007). Greater dissatisfaction with degree of muscularity has been found in Western countries than in Third World or traditional ...
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... men. However, studies have shown that demographics are poor predictors of distress. Women are not reliably more concerned about their appearance than men (e.g. Cordeiro et al., 2010), and while advanced age is usually associated with ...
... men. However, studies have shown that demographics are poor predictors of distress. Women are not reliably more concerned about their appearance than men (e.g. Cordeiro et al., 2010), and while advanced age is usually associated with ...
Contents
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SECTION 2 WHO IS AFFECTED BY APPEARANCE CONCERNS IN WHAT WAY AND WHY? | 115 |
SECTION 3 WHAT NEEDS TO CHANGE | 447 |
SECTION 4 RESEARCH ISSUES | 601 |
SECTION 5 WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? | 677 |
Author index | 693 |
Subject index | 697 |
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