Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1
Self-esteem and Body Image: The Importance of Contingent Self-Esteem
(Amy E. Noser and Virgil Zeigler-Hill, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA, and others)
Chapter 2
From Body Dissatisfaction to Embodied Connection: Exploring Young Women’s Body Experiences
(Satu Liimakka, Department of Social Research, University of Helsinki, Finland)
Chapter 3
Associations Between Racism, Emotional Overeating, and Appearance Satisfaction Among Black Women
(Christina M. Capodilupo and Kristin M. Smith, Teachers College, Columbia University, NY, USA, and others)
Chapter 4
Ethnicity-Related Differences in Responses to “In Favor of Myself” – A Wellness Program to Enhance Positive Self and Body Image among Adolescents
(Moria Golan, Awidat Rose and Shani Abutbul, Shahaf, Community Services for the Management of Weight-Related Problems, Tel Hai College, Upper Galilee and School of Nutritional Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, School of Nutritional Sciences, Israel)
Chapter 5
Body Image in Adolescent Pregnancy: A Comparison with the Adult Research
(Danusha Jebanesan, Leanna Isserlin, and Megan E. Harrison, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Canada, and others)
Chapter 6
Magazine Image Influence, Extraversion and Body Image in Fraternity and Non-Fraternity College Males
(Morgan Draxten and F. Richard Ferraro, University of North Dakota, USA)
Chapter 7
Body Image, Sociocultural Influences and Self-Esteem: The Case of Cyprus
(Marios Argyrides, Natalie Kkeli, and Marianna Koutsantoni, Neapolis University Pafos, Cyprus, and others)
Chapter 8
The Concept of the Body Image in Old People in Relation to Psychiatric Disorders
(Carmen M. Sarabia-Cobo, University of Cantabria, Spain)
Chapter 9
The Impact of Gynecological Conditions on Body Image, Sexual Function, and Quality of Life
(Ellery Greenberg, Liel Navi, Lior Lowenstein, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center, Hutzel Women’s Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, USA, and others)
Chapter 10
Sociocultural Routes to Unhealthy Body Image Investment
(Eliana V. Carraça, CIPER, Faculty of Human Kinetics, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal)
Index