A Qualitative Exploration of Positive Body Image in Heterosexual Men
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Craig, Anna Jacques, author.
Title
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A Qualitative Exploration of Positive Body Image in Heterosexual Men
Author
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Craig, Anna Jacques, author.
ISBN
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9780438034754
Personal Author
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Craig, Anna Jacques, author.
Physical Description
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1 electronic resource (80 pages)
General Note
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Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 79-10(E), Section: B.
Advisors: Eduardo Morales Committee members: Shannon Casey; Michael Loewy.
Abstract
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The history of body image research has largely focused on pathology with an emphasis on understanding negative body image, to the exclusion of exploring experiences of positive body image (Castonguay, Gilchrist, Mack, & Sabiston, 2013). Moreover, positive body image research has historically focused on girls and women (Webb & Hardin, 2016). The purpose of this study was to explore how heterosexual young adult men maintain positive body image, even in the face of body image-related threats. Twelve men aged 19 to 30 who stated to have a positive body image were interviewed by telephone about their individual experiences of the phenomenon of positive body image, and the ways in which they maintain a positive body image even in the face of body image-related threats. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed using Consensual Qualitative Research (CQR; Hill, Thompson, & Williams, 1997; Hill, Knox, Thompson, Williams, & Hess, 2005). Findings were interpreted from an affect regulation framework (Webb & Hardin, 2016), which includes body appreciation (Avalos, Tylka, & Wood-Barcalow, 2005) and body image flexibility (Sandoz, Wilson, Merwin, & Kellum, 2013) in its understanding of how individuals manage to maintain a positive body image even in the face of body image-related threats (Webb, Butler-Ajibade, & Robinson, 2014). Clinical implications include consideration of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT; Hayes, Strosahl, & Wilson, 1999) as a support mechanism for heterosexual male patients who report body image disturbance. Suggestions for future research directions include issues of sampling specificity and longitudinal designs using an affect regulation framework.
Local Note
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School code: 1634
Subject Term
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Counseling Psychology.
Gender studies.
Added Corporate Author
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Alliant International University. Psychology.
Electronic Access
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| Shelf Number | Item Barcode | Shelf Location | Shelf Location | Holding Information |
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| XX(682776.1) | 682776-1001 | Proquest E-Thesis Collection | Proquest E-Thesis Collection | |