In a world in which even the most beautiful celebrities are routinely airbrushed for the covers of magazines and rates of plastic surgery have risen higher than ever before, striving for unrealistic ...

A study led by Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) has determined that the size and composition of our social support ...

When we think of body image issues, many might think of women struggling to conform to impossible ideals of beauty and thinness. Much less often do people think or talk about how and why men could ...

The “Body Project” is a two-part workshop series put together by the UConn Women’s Center and Student Health and Wellness with the aim of fostering dialogue about positive and healthy body images. The ...

Most of the time, our brains are very good at blending together input from all our senses into a seamless, unified conscious experience of “my body.” When this process of integrating different sensory ...

Social media can be both good and bad for your body image. What really matters is how you use it. This requires you to use social media intentionally and strategically. Social media can influence your ...

If you’re overwhelmed with constantly thinking about your body—the things you love, hate, and are a work in progress—body neutrality might speak to you. It’s a measured approach to body image that's ...

A paper in 2016 reported that playing with Barbie led to an increased internalization of the thin ideal among girls ages five to eight. We are in an age of media pointedly aimed at having iconic ...

Boise State University's Student Union Gallery is "plastered" with nude bodies, male and female, that catch the eye of all who attempt to stroll nonchalantly by. It might seem ironic that this ...