The relationship between acculturation and health behavior change is complex. Little research has focused on acculturation and perceptions of health-related risks. This study investigated acculturation and risk perceptions of...
The cognitive interpersonal model was outlined initially in 2006 in a paper describing the valued and visible aspects of anorexia nervosa (Schmidt and Treasure, 2006). In 2013, we summarised many of the cognitive and emotional...
For more information on the published version, visit ScienceDirect's Website., Helweg-Larsen, Marie, Mette Kjøller, and Henrik Thoning. "Do Age and Social Relations Moderate the Relationship Between Self-Rated Health and...
Introduction: Moralization refers to the gradual cultural and personal process by which objects or activities move from being morally neutral to morally contemptuous. Research suggests important cross-cultural differences in...
Individual differences in erotophobia affect the way people process sexually related information, such as information concerning safer sex. This study tests the hypothesis that people who are erotophobic are less likely to take...
That we obsess about fat is evident. We have only to note our $60.5 billion weight loss industry in the United States, the 179,000 weight loss surgeries performed every year, or the annual BMI (Body Mass Index) report cards...
For more information on the published version, visit Science Direct's Website., Bruzzese, Jean-Marie, Sharon Kingston, Beverley J. Sheares, Amarilis Cespedes, Hossein Sadeghi, and David Evans. "Feasibility and Preliminary...
Peterson, Laurel M., Marie Helweg-Larsen, Kevin G. Volpp, and Stephen E. Kimmel. Heart Attack Risk Perception Biases Among Hypertension Patients: The Role of Educational Level and Worry. Psychology and Health 27, no. 6...
Although several studies suggest that negative affect and interpersonal problems serve as important contributors for eating-related problems, much of this research has been conducted among women and less is known about their...
