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Body Image Dissatisfaction

Body Image Dissatisfaction is a psychological construct denoting a negative subjective evaluation of one’s body shape, size, or appearance, distinguished from broader body image perceptions by its specific focus on discontent and perceived discrepancy between actual and ideal body states.

5.2K

Publications

379K

Citations

12.9K

Authors

3.2K

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2017–2026

1.6K

Variants

Body Dissatisfaction

Parents

Publications

5.2K

Development and validation of a multidimensional eating disorder inventory for anorexia nervosa and bulimia

David M. Garner, Marion P. Olmstead, Janet Polivy · International Journal of Eating Disorders · 1983 · 4.6K citations

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Body image: understanding body dissatisfaction in men, women, and children

Choice Reviews Online · 1999 · 1.9K citations

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Body image: a handbook of theory, research, and clinical practice

Choice Reviews Online · 2003 · 1.8K citations

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The Body Appreciation Scale-2: Item refinement and psychometric evaluation

Tracy L. Tylka, Nichole Wood-Barcalow · Body Image · 2014 · 1.2K citations

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Does Body Satisfaction Matter? Five-year Longitudinal Associations between Body Satisfaction and Health Behaviors in Adolescent Females and Males

Dianne Neumark‐Sztainer, Susan J. Paxton, Peter J. Hannan et al. · Journal of Adolescent Health · 2006 · 1.1K citations

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Authors

12.9K

  1. MT
    Marika Tiggemann

    Flinders University, Australia

    99 publications · 17.3K citations

    70

    h-index

  2. SJ
    Susan J. Paxton

    La Trobe University, Australia

    68 publications · 10.2K citations

    49

    h-index

  3. TF
    Thomas F. Cash

    Old Dominion University, United States

    50 publications · 10.2K citations

    45

    h-index

  4. ES
    Eric Stice

    Oregon Research Institute, United States

    50 publications · 10.8K citations

    44

    h-index

  5. MP
    Marita P. McCabe

    Deakin University, Australia

    52 publications · 5.5K citations

    35

    h-index

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Institutions

3.2K

  1. Flinders University

    Adelaide, Australia

    72 h-index

    246 publications

    36.8K citations

  2. University of South Florida

    Tampa, United States

    62 h-index

    204 publications

    29.5K citations

  3. La Trobe University

    Melbourne, Australia

    52 h-index

    197 publications

    23.6K citations

  4. Deakin University

    Burwood, Australia

    50 h-index

    309 publications

    21.6K citations

  5. University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, United States

    49 h-index

    173 publications

    23K citations

  6. University of the West of England

    Bristol, United Kingdom

    47 h-index

    226 publications

    19.9K citations

  7. Old Dominion University

    Norfolk, United States

    44 h-index

    89 publications

    19K citations

  8. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    42 h-index

    137 publications

    11.8K citations

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Venues

  1. International Journal of Eating Disorders

    364 publications · 40.1K citations

    110

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  2. Body Image

    508 publications · 45.5K citations

    107

    h-index

  3. Sex Roles

    104 publications · 11K citations

    63

    h-index

  4. Eating Behaviors

    84 publications · 6K citations

    46

    h-index

  5. Psychology of Women Quarterly

    54 publications · 6.4K citations

    44

    h-index

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