Jessica M Alleva
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Alleva J, Custers M, Chatzi N, Vogt J, Lukan C, Annerbo V, et al.
Body Image
. 2024 Sep;
51:101794.
PMID: 39288679
This study investigated the positive body image process of reciprocity and tested whether promoting positive body image can improve one's own and the others' body image. To this end, 124...
2.
Wood-Barcalow N, Alleva J, Tylka T
Body Image
. 2024 Jun;
50:101741.
PMID: 38850714
In this position paper, we review nonacademic and academic discourse on body neutrality, a recent concept that has spread from social media platforms into scientific publications. This discourse has (inaccurately)...
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Granfield P, Kemps E, Yager Z, Alleva J, Prichard I
Body Image
. 2023 Nov;
47:101648.
PMID: 37992557
Motherhood can increase vulnerability to body dissatisfaction, but positive body image interventions may mitigate this. Expand Your Horizon (Alleva et al., 2015), an online writing intervention, enhances functionality appreciation, an...
4.
Alleva J, Custers M, Wu Y, Martijn C
Body Image
. 2023 Sep;
47:101624.
PMID: 37738776
The Functionality Appreciation Scale (FAS; Alleva et al., 2017) measures functionality appreciation, the extent to which people appreciate their body for what it is able to do. We translated the...
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Alleva J, Tylka T, Martijn C, Walden M, Webb J, Piran N
Body Image
. 2023 Mar;
45:153-171.
PMID: 36934560
We conducted one-on-one interviews with 25 Canadian cisgender women who self-identified as having (a) a condition or characteristic causing their body to deviate from societal norms and (b) overcome a...
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Alleva J, Atkinson M, Vermeulen W, Monpellier V, Martijn C
Behav Ther
. 2023 Jan;
54(1):14-28.
PMID: 36608971
This study investigated a novel technique to improve body image among women who have undergone bariatric surgery-namely, by having them focus on their body functionality (everything the body can do,...
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Alleva J, Paraskeva N, Craddock N, Stuijfzand B, Diedrichs P
Body Image
. 2022 May;
41:384-395.
PMID: 35525157
Emerging research suggests that positive body image-an overall love and respect for one's body- may be a protective factor for eating disorder (ED) symptoms. This study aimed to explore the...
8.
Wu Y, Alleva J, Broers N, Mulkens S
PLoS One
. 2022 Apr;
17(4):e0267451.
PMID: 35446909
Around the world, an increasing number of people, predominantly women, are choosing to undergo cosmetic surgery-despite the associated health risks. This study aimed to promote a better cross-cultural understanding of...
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Wu Y, Mulkens S, Alleva J
Body Image
. 2021 Nov;
40:30-49.
PMID: 34801810
There is an established relationship between acceptance of cosmetic surgery and psychological factors, including body image. However, qualitative research among diverse cultural groups is needed to provide a more fine-grained...
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Evens O, Stutterheim S, Alleva J
Body Image
. 2021 Jun;
39:40-52.
PMID: 34171579
Research supports the hypothesis that people with a positive body image engage in a cognitive process of protective filtering, whereby positive information is "filtered in" and negative information is "filtered...