Special Issue "Eating Attitudes and Behaviors, Physical Activity, and Body Image"
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Health Behavior, Chronic Disease and Health Promotion".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2023 | Viewed by 2076
Special Issue Editors
Interests: body image; disordered eating behaviors; nutrition habits; eating attitudes; intuitive eating; quality of life; physical activity; sedentary behavior; media pressures; internalization of stereotyped beauty ideals; adolescents; students; adults
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Interests: body image; physical activity; body appreciation; body functionality; mindfulness; positive embodiment; dysfunctional eating and exercise; mindfulness-based physical activity; social media use; media pressures; internalization of stereotyped beauty ideals; adolescents; students; adults; prevention
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
According to the WHO, consuming a healthy diet throughout the lifespan helps to prevent malnutrition in all its forms as well as a range of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and conditions such as obesity. However, in the last few decades, fast food culture, intense pace of life, chronic stress, and sedentary behavior have become a part of urban life and have led to an increase in the prevalence of overweight and obesity and deterioration in the quality of life. Studies have shown that repetitive emotional eating of comforting foods to reduce negative emotions (being stressed, sad, bored, lonely) can result in a whole host of weight-related health problems and body dissatisfaction.
Body dissatisfaction is a central part of negative body image and represents negative perceptions and attitudes towards one’s own appearance and related emotions (depressed feelings, social isolation, body shame, etc.) and behavior (dysfunctional eating and exercise). Controversially, a positive body image and intuitive and mindful eating show protective effects against the onset of a range of different eating disorder symptoms. Positive embodiment (how a person uses their body to engage with the world), body appreciation (accepting, holding favorable opinions toward, respecting one’s own body, effectively resisting the sociocultural pressures to internalize the stereotyped beauty standards), and body functionality (valuing body functions over appearance) are important assets of positive body image. However, the roles of positive body image, mindfulness-based eating, and especially mindful exercise in the development of a healthy lifestyle are less understood.
We invite contributions from researchers worldwide from various disciplines, including psychological, educational, behavioral, public health, and other sciences. The Special Issue “Eating Attitudes and Behaviors, Physical Activity, and Body Image” aims to collect articles from different cultures and interdisciplinary perspectives. Original research papers, experimental, longitudinal studies, and systematic reviews are welcome.
Dr. Migle Baceviciene
Prof. Dr. Rasa Jankauskiene
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- eating habits and behaviors
- dysfunctional eating and dysfunctional exercise
- body dissatisfaction
- self-objectification
- eating disorders
- body appreciation
- embodiment
- body functionality
- intuitive eating
- mindfulness
- mindfulness–based exercise
- intuitive exercise
- health-related lifestyle
- quality of life
