• The most comprehensive resource on cultivating positive body image and embodiment • Includes an array of innovative and emergent theories, constructs, and cutting-edge research • Breaks down the constructs of positive body image and embodiment into identifiable components • Discusses how well-known therapeutic interventions and public health and policy initiatives, can be tailored to build positive body image and embodiment For five decades, negative body image has been a major focus of study due to its association with psychological and social morbidity, including eating disorders. However, more recently the body image construct has broadened to include positive ways of living in the body, enabling greater understanding of embodied well-being, as well as protective factors and interventions to guide the prevention and treatment of eating disorders. Handbook of Positive Body Image and Embodiment is the first comprehensive, research-based resource to address the breadth of innovative theoretical concepts and related practices concerning positive ways of living in the body, including positive body image and embodiment. Presenting 37 chapters by world-renowned experts in body image and eating behaviors, this state-of-the-art collection delineates constructs of positive body image and embodiment, as well as social environments (such as families, peers, schools, media, and the Internet) and therapeutic processes that can enhance them. Constructs examined include positive embodiment, body appreciation, body functionality, body image flexibility, broad conceptualization of beauty, intuitive eating, and attuned sexuality. Also discussed are protective factors, such as environments that promote body acceptance, personal safety, diversity, and activism, and a resistant stance towards objectification, media images, and restrictive feminine ideals. The handbook also explores how therapeutic interventions (including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Dissonance, and many more) and public health and policy initiatives can inform scholarly, clinical, and prevention-based work in the field of eating disorders. Table of Contents Focusing on the Positive: An Introduction to the Volume Tracy L. Tylka and Niva Piran Section I. Identifying Positive Ways of Living in the Body: Intra-individual Constructs Chapter 1: The Experience of Embodiment Construct: Reflecting the Quality of Embodied Lives Niva Piran Chapter 2: Body Appreciation Tracy L. Tylka Chapter 3: Body Functionality Jessica M. Alleva and Carolien Martijn Chapter 4: Body Image Flexibility Emily K. Sandoz, Jennifer B. Webb, Courtney B. Rogers, and Emily Squyres Chapter 5: Broad Conceptualization of Beauty Tracy L. Tylka Chapter 6: Mindful Attunement Catherine P. Cook-Cottone Chapter 7: Intuitive Eating Elyse Resch and Tracy L. Tylka Chapter 8: Attunement with Exercise (AWE) Rachel M. Calogero, Tracy L. Tylka, Beth Hartman McGilley, and Kelly N. Pedrotty-Stump Chapter 9: Attuned Sexuality Sonya Satinsky and Virginia Ramseyer Winter Section II. Cultivating Positive Body Image and Embodiment: Protective Relational, Social, and Other Environmental Factors Chapter 10: The Developmental Theory of Embodiment: Protective Social Factors that Enhance Positive Embodiment Niva Piran Chapter 11: Environments that Cultivate Positive Embodiment Through Mindful Movement Christy Greenleaf and Caitlyn Hauff Chapter 12: Adolescent Female Desire: Influences on the Construction of Agency and Desire Sharon Lamb and Julie Koven Chapter 13: Personal Safety as Bedrock and Safeguard for Positive Embodiment Rachel M. Calogero, Tracy L. Tylka, and Jaclyn A. Siegel Chapter 14: Promoting a Resistant Stance Toward Objectification Tracy L. Tylka and Rachel M. Calogero Chapter 15: Negotiating Gender Roles to Enact Body Appreciation and Positive Embodiment Sarah K. Murnen and Linda Smolak Chapter 16: Resisting Restrictive Feminine Molds and Promoting Embodied Well-being Among Breast Cancer Survivors Lianne Trachtenberg and Niva Piran Chapter 17: Promoting a Resistant Stance Toward Weight Stigma Brooke L. Bennett, Emily C. Stefano, and Janet D. Latner Chapter 18: Black Women's Positive Embodiment in the Face of Race × Gender Oppression NiCole T. Buchanan, Isis H. Settles, and Krystle C. Woods Chapter 19: Promoting a Resistant Stance Toward Media Images Janet M. Liechty Chapter 20: Relationships that Cultivate Positive Body Image Through Body Acceptance Marika Tiggemann Chapter 21: Cultivating Embodiment Through Positive Peer Connections Nina Mafrici and Niva Piran Chapter 22: Cultivating Embodiment Through Positive Family Environments Tracy L. Tylka Chapter 23: Acceptance, Activism, and Freedom from Bullying: The Online Context Ann Frisén, Kristina Holmqvist Gattario, and Sofia Berne Chapter 24: Positive Body Image in People Living with Visible Differences Diana Harcourt and Heidi Williamson Section III. Enhancing Positive Body Image and Embodiment: Interventions Chapter 25: Compassion-Based Interventions to Facilitate Positive Body Image and Embodiment Allison C. Kelly, Kathryn E. Miller, Kiruthiha Vimalakanthan, Jessica R. Dupasquier, and Sydney Waring Chapter 26: Emotion-Focused Therapy to Facilitate Positive Body Image and Embodiment Iryna Ivanova Chapter 27: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to Facilitate Positive Body Image and Embodiment Jennifer B. Webb Chapter 28: Health at Every Size: A Social Justice-Informed Approach to Positive Embodiment Andrea LaMarre and Sigrun Daníelsdóttir Chapter 29: Mindfulness Training to Facilitate Positive Body Image and Embodiment Melissa J. Atkinson and Tracey D. Wade Chapter 30: The Practice of Yoga: Can It Help in Addressing Body Image Concerns and Eating Disorders? Dianne Neumark-Sztainer Chapter 31: Brain Integration, Embodied Mindfulness, and Movement-Based Approaches to Facilitate Positive Body Image and Embodiment Catherine P. Cook-Cottone Chapter 32: Promoting Positive Body Image and Embodiment in Schools: Past, Present, and Future Zali Yager Chapter 33: Cognitive Dissonance-Based Interventions to Facilitate Positive Body Image and Embodiment Emma Halliwell and Phillippa C. Diedrichs Chapter 34: Media Literacy Interventions to Facilitate Positive Body Image and Embodiment Simon Wilksch Chapter 35: Feminist and Social Justice-Informed Approaches Towards the Enhancement of Positive Embodiment Niva Piran Chapter 36: Public Health Interventions to Facilitate Positive Embodiment: Implementation and Future Directions Rachel F. Rodgers, Debra L. Franko, and Alice S. Lowy Chapter 37: Policy Initiatives to Promote Positive Embodiment and Reduce Weight Stigma Rebecca M. Puhl and Mary S. Himmelstein The Handbook of Positive Body Image and Embodiment: From the Present to the Future Niva Piran and Tracy L. Tylka About the Editors: Tracy L. Tylka is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at The Ohio State University. The Editor-in-Chief of Body Image: An International Journal of Research and a Fellow of the Academy for Eating Disorders, she has published many articles, chapters, and scales on positive body image. Niva Piran is Professor Emerita in the Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development at OISE/University of Toronto. A Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the Academy for Eating Disorders, she has published extensively on embodiment, treatment, and prevention of eating disorders. Contributors: Jessica Alleva, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Clinical Psychological Science Maastricht University Melissa Atkinson, PhD Lecturer in Psychology Department of Psychology University of Bath Brooke Bennett, MS Ph.D. Candidate Department of Psychology University of Hawaii at Manoa Sofia Berne, PhD Senior Lecturer Department of Psychology University of Gothenburg NiCole T. Buchanan, PhD Associate Professor Department of Psychology Michigan State University Rachel Calogero, PhD, FAED Associate Professor Department of Psychology Western University Catherine P. Cook-Cottone, PhD, RYT Professor Department of Counseling, School, and Educational Psychology State University of New York at Buffalo Sigrún Daníelsdóttir, Cand.Psych/MSc Clinical Psychologist Project Manager for Mental Health Promotion Directorate of Health Phillippa Diedrichs, PhD, FAED Associate Professor Centre for Appearance Research Department of Health and Social Sciences University of the West of England Jessica Dupasquier, MA PhD Candidate, Clinical Psychology Program Department of Psychology University of Waterloo Debra Franko, PhD, FAED Professor Department of Applied Psychology Northeastern University Ann Frisén, PhD Professor Department of Psychology University of Gothenburg Christy Greenleaf, PhD Professor BS Kinesiology Program Director Department of Kinesiology University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Emma Halliwell, PhD Associate Professor Department of Health and Social Sciences University of the West of England Centre for Appearance Research Diana Harcourt, PhD Director, Centre for Appearance Research Professor Department of Health and Social Sciences University of the West of England Beth Hartman McGilley, PhD, FAED, CEDS Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry University of Kansas School of Medicine Caitlyn Hauff, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Health, Kinesiology, and Sport University of South Alabama Mary S. Himmelstein, PhD Postdoctoral Fellow Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity University of Connecticut Kristina Holmqvist Gattario, PhD Senior Lecturer Department of Psychology University of Gothenburg Iryna Ivanova, PhD, C.Psych Private Practice Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Allison Kelly, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Psychology University of Waterloo Julie Koven, MSEd, MPhilEd Doctoral Student, Counseling Psychology Department of Counseling and School Psychology University of Massachusetts Boston Andrea Lamarre, MSc PhD Candidate Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition University of Guelph Sharon Lamb, PhD, EdD Professor Department of Counseling and School Psychology University of Massachusetts Janet D. Latner, PhD Associate Professor Department of Psychology University of Hawaii at Manoa Janet M. Liechty, PhD, LCSW Associate Professor School of Social Work and College of Medicine University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Alice Lowy, MA PhD Candidate, Counseling Psychology Department of Applied Psychology Northeastern University Nina Mafrici, PhD Clinical Psychologist Broadview Psychology Carolien Martijn, PhD Associate Professor Department of Clinical Psychological Science Maastricht University Kathryn Miller, MA PhD Candidate, Clinical Psychology Department of Psychology University of Waterloo Sarah Murnen, PhD Samuel B. Cummings II Professor of Psychology Department of Psychology Kenyon College Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, PhD, MPH, RD, RYT-500 Professor, Division Head Division of Epidemiology and Community Health School of Public Health University of Minnesota Kelly Pedrotty-Stump, MS, RYT School Counselor Springfield School District Exercise Consultant Renfrew Center of Philadelphia Niva Piran, PhD, CPsych, FAED Private Practice Professor Emerita Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development University of Toronto Rebecca Puhl, PhD Deputy Director, Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity Professor, Department of Human Development and Family Studies University of Connecticut Virginia Ramseyer Winter, PhD, MSW Assistant Professor School of Social Work University of Missouri Elyse Resch, MS, RDN, CEDRD, FAND Nutrition Therapist Private Practice Beverly Hills, California, USA Rachel Rodgers, PhD Associate Professor Department of Applied Psychology Northeastern University Courtney Rogers, MA PhD Candidate, Health Psychology, Clinical Track Department of Psychological Science University of North Carolina at Charlotte Emily K. Sandoz, PhD Emma Louise LeBlanc Burguieres/BORSF Endowed Professor of Social Sciences Department of Psychology University of Louisiana at Lafayette Sonya Satinsky, PhD, MPH Director, Health Promotion and Prevention Services Princeton University Linda Smolak, PhD Professor Emerita Department of Psychology Kenyon College Isis H. Settles, PhD Associate Professor Department of Psychology Michigan State University Jaclyn A. Siegel, MS PhD Candidate, Social Psychology Department of Psychology University of Western Ontario Emily Squyres, MS PhD Candidate, Counseling Psychology Department of Psychology Louisiana Tech University Emily Stefano, MS PhD Candidate, Clinical Psychology Department of Psychology University of Hawaii at Manoa Marika Tiggemann, PhD Matthew Flinders Distinguished Professor School of Psychology Flinders University Lianne Trachtenberg, PhD, CPsych. (Supervised Practice) Postdoctoral Fellow University Health Network University of Toronto Tracy L. Tylka, PhD, FAED Professor Department of Psychology The Ohio State University Kiruthiha Vimalakanthan, MA PhD Candidate, Clinical Psychology Program Department of Psychology University of Waterloo Tracey Wade, PhD, FAED Professor Dean, School of Psychology Flinders University Sydney Waring, BA PhD Candidate, Clinical Psychology Program Department of Psychology University of Waterloo Jennifer B. Webb, PhD Associate Professor Department of Psychological Science University of North Carolina at Charlotte Simon Wilksch, PhD Research Fellow in Psychology College of Education, Psychology, & Social Work Flinders University Heidi Williamson, DHealth Senior Research Fellow Department of Health and Social Sciences University of the West of England Centre for Appearance Research Krystle Woods, PhD Private Practice River's Bend, PC Zali Yager, PhD Senior Lecturer in Health and Physical Education College of Arts and Education Victoria University |