Browsing School of Health Sciences by Author "Koutsantoni, Marianna"

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Body Image, Sociocultural Influences and Self Esteem: The case of Cyprus

Argyrides, Marios; Kkeli, Natalie; Koutsantoni, Marianna (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 ...
The Comparison of Cyprus to Six Other European Countries on Body Image Satisfaction, Appearance Investment and Weight and Appearance-Related Anxiety

Argyrides, Marios; Kkeli, Natalie; Koutsantoni, Marianna (The European Journal of Counselling Psychology, 2019)

Previous research has pointed out the importance of Cyprus in the body image literature as well as the importance of body-image crosscultural investigations. The purpose of the current study was to compare appearance ...