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Ethnic identity, person perception and racism: a decade of changes in Cyprus
(Hellenic Journal of Psychology, 2013)
Cyprus has been through many significant changes in the decade of 2000-2010. The purpose of this study was to assess differences in levels of ethnic identity, person perception and racism by comparing archived data of 2000, ...
Psychometric properties of the Greek translation of the social phobia inventory
(Hellenic Journal of Psychology, 2014)
In the current study we examined the psychometric properties of the Greek adaptation of the Social Phobic Inventory (SoPhI) (Moore & Gee, 2003). The questionnaire is a 21-item self-report measure that assesses social anxiety ...
Appearance Schemas Inventory Revised: Psychometric Properties of the Greek Version in a Female Sample
(North American Journal of Psychology, 2013)
The current study examined the psychometric properties of a Greek version of the Appearance Schemas Inventory – Revised (ASI-R). A total of 269 university female students (mean age = 25.1 years, SD = 3.81; mean height = ...
Mass Media, Feelings of Attractiveness, Investment in Body Image and Disordered Eating in Cyprus
(Mediterranean e-journal of Communication & Media, 2013)
The purpose of the current study was to assess f or possible relationships between the internalization of the thin ideal by the media, disordered eating attitudes and behaviors, feelings of attractiveness and investment ...
The Development and Validation of the People Perspective Questionnaire
(North American Journal of Psychology, 2015)
The purpose of this study was twofold: first, to develop a measure (People Perspective Questionnaire; PPQ) that assesses a dimension previously proposed, stating that a characteristic or trait exists, whereby some people ...
Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire-Appearance Scales: Psychometric Properties of the Greek Version
(Psychological Reports, 2013-12)
The psychometric properties of a Greek version of the Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire-Appearance Scales (MBSRQ-AS) were studied. A total of 1,312 high school students (463 boys, 849 girls) were administered ...
Predictive factors of disordered eating and body image satisfaction in Cyprus
(2015-05)
Objective: This study aimed to assesspossible relationships and predictor varia-bles between disordered eating attitudesand behaviors, the internalization of thethin ideal construct, body image satisfac-tion, body image ...
Effects of Family Dynamics on Disordered Eating Patterns and Behaviors: Evidence from Cyprus
(The European Journal of Counselling Psychology, 2019)
The current study aimed a) to examine family dynamics in Cyprus and possible influences on disordered eating patterns and behaviors, b) to assess the relationships between the quality of family dynamics and unhealthy eating ...
Openness to help seeking for mental illness among Greek-Cypriots
(Health Promotion International, 2017-08-14)
The aim of this study was to test a model of people’s willingness to seek help for mental illness
whether currently diagnosed or not. A cross-sectional design was used to test this model in a nonclinical convenience sample ...
Prevalence and Characteristics of Disordered Eating Adolescents in Cyprus: The Influence of Body Image, Situational Dysphoria, Self-Esteem, and the Media
(The European Journal of Counselling Psychology, 2019)
The purpose of the current study was threefold: a) to collect a very large representative sample of adolescents and assess for their levels of disordered eating behaviors; b) to describe the characteristics of adolescents ...