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Body Image Avoidance

Body Image Avoidance is a psychological construct denoting the deliberate withdrawal from or refusal to engage with stimuli, situations, or self-evaluative processes related to one’s physical appearance, distinguishing it from broader body image disturbances through its specific focus on avoidance as a maladaptive coping mechanism.

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2017–2026

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Development of a body image avoidance questionnaire.

James C. Rosen, Debra Srebnik, Elayne Saltzberg et al. · Psychological Assessment · 1991 · 396 citations

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Cognitive-behavioral body image therapy for body dysmorphic disorder.

James C. Rosen, Jeff Reiter, Pam Orosan · Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology · 1995 · 388 citations

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Perfectionism traits and perfectionistic self-presentation in eating disorder attitudes, characteristics, and symptoms

Paul L. Hewitt, Gordon L. Flett, Evelyn Ediger · International Journal of Eating Disorders · 1995 · 321 citations

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Body checking and its avoidance in eating disorders

Roz Shafran, Christopher G. Fairburn, Paul H. Robinson et al. · International Journal of Eating Disorders · 2003 · 295 citations

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Mirror exposure for the treatment of body image disturbance

Sherrie S. Delinsky, G. Terence Wilson · International Journal of Eating Disorders · 2005 · 232 citations

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Authors

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  1. SV
    Silja Vocks

    Osnabrück University, Germany

    4 publications · 133 citations

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  2. TL
    Tanja Legenbauer

    Ruhr University Bochum, Germany

    4 publications · 74 citations

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  3. DS
    Debra Srebnik

    University of Washington, United States

    4 publications · 454 citations

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  4. JD
    Janet D. Latner

    University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, United States

    3 publications · 124 citations

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  5. TF
    Thomas F. Cash

    Old Dominion University, United States

    3 publications · 253 citations

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Institutions

168

  1. Ruhr University Bochum

    Bochum, Germany

    5 h-index

    10 publications

    213 citations

  2. St George's, University of London

    London, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    9 publications

    1.1K citations

  3. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    4 h-index

    17 publications

    640 citations

  4. LWL-Universitätsklinik Hamm

    Hamm, Germany

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    111 citations

  5. Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, United States

    4 h-index

    10 publications

    468 citations

  6. Northeastern University

    Boston, United States

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    225 citations

  7. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    362 citations

  8. IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano

    Milan, Italy

    3 h-index

    11 publications

    543 citations

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  1. Body Image

    9 publications · 283 citations

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  2. International Journal of Eating Disorders

    8 publications · 1.2K citations

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  3. Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking

    4 publications · 221 citations

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  4. Perceptual and Motor Skills

    4 publications · 115 citations

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  5. Eating Behaviors

    4 publications · 121 citations

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