In short, the content of this factor suggests that an experience of ' disembodiment ' is the most characteristic body image abnormality in depersonalization.
People with eating disorders can be morbidly selfabsorbed and have obsessive relationships with food, exercise and body image to the exclusion of most other things.
The power of others to shape our identity : body image, physical abilities, and body weight.
Such research will aid us in identifying ways in which we can intervene to protect women against body image problems.
This leads to the assumption that changes in body image with ageing will be especially threatening for women, a theme we will elaborate further.
Certainly all but one of the twin studies examining body image have utilised relatively small sample sizes, and are therefore likely to be underpowered.
But this response seems disingenuous when we reflect how dependent body image is on the prevailing social norms of beauty.
Participants completed a self-report questionnaire on smoking, diet, exercise, body image, pubertal development, stress, psychological health, and personality.
