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J Eat Disord 2022 Aug 8;10(1):117. Epub 2022 Aug 8.

Department of Psychology, University of Jaén, Campus Las Lagunillas, 23009, Jaén, Spain.

Background: Previous studies testing for a direct relationship between social networking sites (SNS) addiction and body dissatisfaction (BD) have yielded inconsistent results. Here, we aimed to identify underlying processes that could mediate this relationship. Specifically, we studied the relationship between SNS addiction symptoms and BD through the awareness of appearance pressures and the internalization of beauty ideals, both individually and serially: SNS addiction → Awareness → BD; SNS addiction → Internalization → BD; SNS addiction → Awareness → Internalization → BD. Read More

J Family Med Prim Care 2022 May 14;11(5):2002-2007. Epub 2022 May 14.

Department of Community Medicine, University College of Medical Sciences and GTB Hospital, Delhi, India.

Background: Body image is an essential aspect of young girls' self-definition and individual identity and is influenced by multitude of factors including cultural, social, cognitive, affective, and biological. In recent times, excessive concern about the body image has been reported and the prevalence of body image dissatisfaction (BID) has increased among adolescent and young girls.

Objectives: The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of BID, its pattern and the factors associated with it among female undergraduate students and also to assess the level of concern about their body image. Read More

Patient Prefer Adherence 2022 30;16:1595-1603. Epub 2022 Jun 30.

Department of Health Systems and Policy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.

Background: Maternity waiting homes (MWHs) can help women receive the necessary obstetric care and referral if needed. However, there is a lack of evidence on whether women have the desire to stay away from their homes and the sociocultural predictors of their decision in Somaliland.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to measure predictors of the intention of women to stay in MWHs using the theory of planned behavior in Hargeisa city, Somaliland. Read More

Front Psychol 2022 15;13:887124. Epub 2022 Jun 15.

School Physical Education, Shandong University, Jinan, China.

Background: Restrained eating behavior has become the norm in college students' lives, and considering the harm it causes to college students, it is necessary to explore the factors associated with it. The aim of this study was to explore the association between media internalized pressure, body esteem, social physique anxiety, and restrained eating behavior.

Methods: The participants in this study were 1,032 Chinese college students (439 males and 593 females) and had a mean age of 20. Read More

J Affect Disord 2022 09 27;313:84-91. Epub 2022 Jun 27.

School of Psychology, Charles Sturt University, Bathurst, NSW, Australia.

Background: Women undergo significant physical, physiological, and psychological changes during pregnancy. They are also exposed to sociocultural pressure to meet appearance-related ideals. These pregnancy-related changes and sociocultural appearance-related pressures may place pregnant women at greater vulnerability to developing body dissatisfaction and psychological distress. Read More