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The Body Appreciation Scale-2: Translation and Validation in the Greek Language
(The European Journal of Counselling Psychology, 2019)
The psychometric properties of a Greek translation of the 10-item Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2) was examined. A total of 193 Greekspeaking female university students from Cyprus completed the BAS-2, along with measures ...
The Breast Size Satisfaction Survey (BSSS): Breast size dissatisfaction and its antecedents and outcomes in women from 40 nations
(Body image, 2020-03)
The Breast Size Satisfaction Survey (BSSS) was established to assess women’s breast size dissatisfaction and breasted experiences from a cross-national perspective. A total of 18,541 women were recruited from 61 research ...
Body Image, Sociocultural Influences and Self Esteem: The case of Cyprus
(NOVA Science, 2015-12)
Sociocultural influences and self-esteem have been found to have an impact on body image (Thompson et al., 2004; Argyrides, 2013). The internalization of the thin ideal by the media, the large emphasis on appearance placed ...
Validation of the factor structure of the Greek adaptation of the Situational Inventory of Body-Image Dysphoria-Short Form (SIBID-S)
(2015-01-29)
Purpose Body image is a psychological construct that refers to one’s perceptions, feelings, and thoughts towards one’s body and appearance. The intensity and frequency of dysphoric body-image emotions depend upon situational ...
Body Image, Self-Esteem, Media, Disordered Eating and Actual Ideal Weight Discrepancy: Findings in Cyprus
(The European Journal of Counselling Psychology, 2017)
The current study aimed to evaluate the relationship between the actual ideal weight discrepancy and the following variables in adolescents from Cyprus: self-esteem, appearance satisfaction, investment in appearance, ...
Your Culture, My Culture!
(European Confederation of Youth Clubs, 2012-05-24)
The world population became more ethnically heterogeneous during the 21st century and this trend is likely to keep continuing (Wright & Littleford, 2002). In fact, certain reports predict that by the year 2050, the majority ...
Validation of the factor structure of the Greek adaptation of the Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire (SATAQ-3)
(Elsevier Ltd., 2014-06)
The current study aimed to confirm the factor structure and reliability of the newly translated Greek version of the Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire-3 (SATAQ-3) among 1753 Greek-Cypriot high school ...
Body Image Differences Across the Life Span of Greek-Cypriot Women: An Investigation Examining Adolescence, Early and Middle Adulthood
(The European Journal of Counselling Psychology, 2019-03)
The current study aimed to examine possible differences among females in three age groups (adolescent, early and middle adulthood) on body-image-related variables, media influences and self-esteem. The relationships between ...
Risk and Protective Factors of Disordered Eating in Adolescents Based on Gender and Body Mass Index
(Int J Environ Res Public Health., 2020-12-10)
The current study aimed to identify potential psychosocial risk and protective factors
contributing to eating disorders in adolescents, and observe any differences between genders and
Body Mass Index (BMI) categories. A ...
Editorial for the Special Thematic Section on “Body Image and Disordered Eating in Cyprus” of the European Journal of Counseling Psychology
(The European Journal of Counselling Psychology, 2019)
Dear Reader,
Both body image as a construct and eating disorders as diagnoses are complex and multidimensional. Therefore, their continuous research and in-depth assessment is a necessity in order to better understand ...