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The role of protective factors in the prevention of negative body image and disordered eating by Levine, Michael P., Smolak, Linda

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A meta-analytic examination of the relationship between child sexual abuse and eating disorders by Smolak, Linda, Murnen, Sarah K.

“…Objective This study had two goals. The first was to assess the magnitude and consistency of the relationship between child sexual abuse (CSA) and eating…”
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Parental input and weight concerns among elementary school children by Smolak, L, Levine, M.P, Schermer, F

“…Objective: This study examined the relative contributions of mother's and father's direct comments about child's weight and modeling of weight concerns through…”
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Prevention of Body Dissatisfaction and Disordered Eating: What Next? by Neumark-Sztainer, Dianne, Levine, Michael P., Paxton, Susan J., Smolak, Linda, Piran, Niva, Wertheim, Eleanor H.

“…Eating disorder prevention is a young field that has made significant strides in the past two decades. It is timely to take a look back at what we have learned…”
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Body image in children and adolescents: where do we go from here? by Smolak, Linda

“…During the past two decades, there has been an explosion of research concerning body image in children and adolescence. This research has been fueled both by…”
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Femininity, masculinity, and disordered eating: A meta-analytic review by Murnen, Sarah K., Smolak, Linda

“…Objective To understand the developmental psychopathology of eating disorders, it is crucial to explain the large gender discrepancy in the rates of these…”
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The Relation of Sociocultural Factors to Eating Attitudes and Behaviors among Middle School Girls by Levine, Michael P

“…Investigated young girls' eating behavior, body satisfaction, weight management, and the cues taken from family, peers, and magazines. Found that a majority…”
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A Two-Year Follow-Up of a Primary Prevention Program for Negative Body Image and Unhealthy Weight Regulation by Smolak, Linda, Levine, Michael P.

“…As a test of a prevention effect, data were collected two years after boys and girls ages 9-11 completed ten one-hour lessons designed to improve nutrition and…”
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Too Sexualized to be Taken Seriously? Perceptions of a Girl in Childlike vs. Sexualizing Clothing by Graff, Kaitlin, Murnen, Sarah K., Smolak, Linda

“…Girls in the United States are increasingly confronted with a sexualized culture, including sexualized clothing made especially for pre-teen girls. Previous…”
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The Cash effect: Shaping the research conversation on body image and eating disorders by Murnen, Sarah K., Smolak, Linda

“…•We examined 109 studies that cited Cash and Deagle’s (1997) meta-analysis.•Many researchers examined perceptual body image disturbance and implied biological…”
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Drive for leanness: assessment and relationship to gender, gender role and objectification by Smolak, Linda, Murnen, Sarah K

“…Three components of body image - drive for thinness (DT), drive for muscularity (DM), and drive for leanness (DL) - were assessed in 232 college students. A…”
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Sexualizing the Self: What College Women and Men Think About and Do to Be “Sexy” by Smolak, Linda, Murnen, Sarah K., Myers, Taryn A.

“…Self-sexualization refers to intentionally engaging in activities expressly to appear more sexually appealing. The purpose of our studies was to examine gender…”
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Are Feminist Women Protected from Body Image Problems? A Meta-analytic Review of Relevant Research by Murnen, Sarah K., Smolak, Linda

“…It was hypothesized that feminist women would experience positive body image due to a heightened ability to critique cultural pressures related to thinness…”
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Gender, Self-Objectification and Pubic Hair Removal by Smolak, Linda, Murnen, Sarah K.

“…Pubic hair removal is common in college age men and women in the United States and Australia. The present research addresses two questions related to this…”
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Pursuit of the muscular ideal: Physical and psychological consequences and putative risk factors by Cafri, Guy, Thompson, J. Kevin, Ricciardelli, Lina, McCabe, Marita, Smolak, Linda, Yesalis, Charles

“…Developing a lean muscular figure for the purposes of sports and/or appearance has become a central issue for males. Concern has been raised because the desire…”
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How Is Men's Conformity to Masculine Norms Related to Their Body Image? Masculinity and Muscularity Across Western Countries by Holmqvist Gattario, Kristina, Frisén, Ann, Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, Matthew, Ricciardelli, Lina A., Diedrichs, Phillippa C., Yager, Zali, Franko, Debra L., Smolak, Linda

“…Previous research has suggested that men's conformity to masculine norms (CMN) is an important correlate of men's drive for muscularity. The present study…”
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Social Considerations Related to Adolescent Girls’ Sexual Empowerment: A Response to Lamb and Peterson by Murnen, Sarah K., Smolak, Linda

“…We expand on Lamb and Peterson’s ( 2011 ) discussion of the influence of social forces on the development of girls’ sexual empowerment. A predominant message…”
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The relationship of drive for muscularity to sociocultural factors, self-esteem, physical attributes gender role, and social comparison in middle school boys by Smolak, Linda, Stein, Jonathan A

“…This study examines the relationship of three sociocultural factors-media influence, peer teasing, and parent teasing/comments and three potential moderator…”
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A Longitudinal Investigation of Gender Role and Muscle Building in Adolescent Boys by Smolak, Linda, Stein, Jonathan A.

“…Boys’ use of muscle building techniques during early adolescence is poorly understood. The present study investigated the impact of gender role…”
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“Putting on” Sexiness: A Content Analysis of the Presence of Sexualizing Characteristics in Girls’ Clothing by Goodin, Samantha M., Van Denburg, Alyssa, Murnen, Sarah K., Smolak, Linda

“…Objectification theory (Fredrickson and Roberts 1997 ) proposes that women from Western cultures are widely portrayed and treated as objects of the male gaze,…”
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