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Appearance Anxiety

Appearance Anxiety is a psychological construct that denotes a persistent apprehension or distress about one's physical appearance, particularly in social contexts where comparative evaluations are anticipated, distinguishing it from general anxiety by its specific focus on perceived discrepancies between one’s appearance and societal or personal appearance standards.

193

Publications

10.9K

Citations

540

Authors

267

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

104

Variants

Physical Appearance Anxiety

Parents

Publications

193

Body image across the life span in adult women: The role of self-objectification.

Marika Tiggemann, Jessica E. Lynch · Developmental Psychology · 2001 · 752 citations

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Development and Examination of the Social Appearance Anxiety Scale

Trevor Hart, David B. Flora, Sarah A. Palyo et al. · Assessment · 2008 · 479 citations

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The role of body objectification in disordered eating and depressed mood

Marika Tiggemann, Julia K. Kuring · British Journal of Clinical Psychology · 2004 · 421 citations

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A Test of Objectification Theory: The Effect of the Male Gaze on Appearance Concerns in College Women

Rachel M. Calogero · Psychology of Women Quarterly · 2004 · 355 citations

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A Test of Objectification Theory in Former Dancers and Non-Dancers

Marika Tiggemann, Amy Slater · Psychology of Women Quarterly · 2001 · 266 citations · Full text

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Authors

540

  1. MT
    Marika Tiggemann

    Flinders University, Australia

    7 publications · 2.1K citations

    7

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  2. DH
    Diana Harcourt

    University of the West of England, United Kingdom

    6 publications · 340 citations

    6

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  3. OC
    Ornella Corazza

    University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

    6 publications · 291 citations

    6

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  4. PS
    Pierluigi Simonato

    University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

    6 publications · 291 citations

    6

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  5. MJ
    Melanie J. Zimmer‐Gembeck

    Griffith University, Australia

    6 publications · 443 citations

    6

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Institutions

267

  1. University of the West of England

    Bristol, United Kingdom

    11 h-index

    30 publications

    1.6K citations

  2. Griffith University

    Brisbane, Australia

    8 h-index

    33 publications

    2.2K citations

  3. University of Chieti-Pescara

    Chieti, Italy

    6 h-index

    12 publications

    575 citations

  4. University of Hertfordshire

    Hatfield, United Kingdom

    6 h-index

    32 publications

    1.9K citations

  5. Flinders University

    Adelaide, Australia

    6 h-index

    12 publications

    3.4K citations

  6. King's College London

    London, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    20 publications

    2.6K citations

  7. Lithuanian University of Health Sciences

    Kaunas, Lithuania

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    187 citations

  8. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    257 citations

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Venues

  1. Psychology of Women Quarterly

    7 publications · 1.1K citations

    7

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  2. Body Image

    6 publications · 500 citations

    6

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  3. Appetite

    3 publications · 327 citations

    3

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  4. Journal of Health Psychology

    3 publications · 91 citations

    3

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  5. Psychology Health & Medicine

    3 publications · 189 citations

    3

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