Study finds less than 2/3 of people can correctly estimate their BMI, and less than half of people can identify their body size.
Spending time in nature helps reduce negative feelings about body image and anxiety.
Researchers have devised a method to access people's mental images of themselves and compare this mental image against a realistic image of the person. The study revealed people's mental images of themselves are not necessarily true to life, but are influenced by the kind of personality the individual believes themselves to have.
Study reveals the strength of the connection between the brain and internal organs is associated with how a person feels about their appearance. Weaker brain responses to the gut and heart were linked to greater levels of body shame and weight preoccupation.
Playing with ultra-thin dolls can skew a young girl's perception of body ideals. The body dissatisfaction that occurs can eventually lead to eating disorders, depression, and unhealthy relationships with diet and exercise.
Having a negative perception of your body image correlates to an increased risk of sexual dysfunction. However, researchers report a positive body image is associated with greater pleasure when it comes to intimacy.
Those with body dysmorphic disorder and anorexia have abnormalities in activity and connectivity in visual and parietal brain networks. People with anorexia and body dysmorphia process images with high, low, or normal levels of detail. The abnormalities for low level of detail have the most direct relationship with disorder symptom severity and body perception.
The more we pay attention to our internal bodily sensations, specifically gastric interoception, the more positive we feel about our bodies, a new study reports.
We often overestimate the length of the back of our hands, even though we perceive our palm length accurately.
Virtual reality study reveals we perceive ourselves as more attractive when we view ourselves from a third-person perspective.
Researchers urge people to reframe negative messages about eating and weight loss for the new year ahead.
Images from 3D scanners can be used to help improve focus on body appreciation, which may help to improve mental health outcomes for young people.
