Viren Swami

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Viren Swami

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The Attractive Female Body Weight and Female Body Dissatisfaction in 26 Countries Across 10 World Regions: Results of the International Body Project I (2010) (603)
Analytic thinking reduces belief in conspiracy theories (2014) (399)
Development and validation of the Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire-4 (SATAQ-4). (2015) (369)
Conspiracist ideation in Britain and Austria: evidence of a monological belief system and associations between individual psychological differences and real-world and fictitious conspiracy theories. (2011) (362)
Unanswered questions: A preliminary investigation of personality and individual difference predictors of 9/11 conspiracist beliefs (2010) (312)
Male physical attractiveness in Britain and Malaysia: A cross-cultural study (2005) (235)
Changing perceptions of attractiveness as observers are exposed to a different culture (2006) (220)
Acceptance of cosmetic surgery: personality and individual difference predictors. (2009) (199)
Gender, health inequalities and welfare state regimes: a cross-national study of 13 European countries (2008) (186)
Social Psychological Origins of Conspiracy Theories: The Case of the Jewish Conspiracy Theory in Malaysia (2012) (178)
General health mediates the relationship between loneliness, life satisfaction and depression (2007) (178)
Translation and validation of body image instruments: Challenges, good practice guidelines, and reporting recommendations for test adaptation. (2019) (175)
The social construction of gender and its influence on suicide: a review of the literature (2008) (170)
Initial examination of the validity and reliability of the female photographic figure rating scale for body image assessment (2008) (170)
Personality, individual differences, and demographic antecedents of self-reported household waste management behaviours (2011) (169)
The psychology of physical attraction (2007) (158)
Human preferences for sexually dimorphic faces may be evolutionarily novel (2014) (155)
Personality and individual difference correlates of positive body image. (2008) (150)
Unattractive, promiscuous and heavy drinkers: perceptions of women with tattoos. (2007) (148)
Systematic review of approaches to using patient experience data for quality improvement in healthcare settings (2016) (146)
Body appreciation, media influence, and weight status predict consideration of cosmetic surgery among female undergraduates. (2009) (145)
Cultural Influences on Body Size Ideals (2015) (144)
Factors that affect the likelihood of undergoing cosmetic surgery. (2007) (142)
Female physical attractiveness in Britain and Malaysia: a cross-cultural study. (2005) (140)
Mental Health Literacy of Depression: Gender Differences and Attitudinal Antecedents in a Representative British Sample (2012) (140)
German translation and psychometric evaluation of the Body Appreciation Scale. (2008) (126)
Looking good: factors affecting the likelihood of having cosmetic surgery (2008) (110)
Female physical attractiveness in Britain and Japan: a cross‐cultural study (2006) (104)
Correlates of appearance and weight satisfaction in a U.S. National Sample: Personality, attachment style, television viewing, self-esteem, and life satisfaction. (2016) (101)
Faking it: Personality and individual difference predictors of willingness to buy counterfeit goods (2009) (101)
Lunar Lies: The Impact of Informational Framing and Individual Differences in Shaping Conspiracist Beliefs About the Moon Landings (2013) (98)
Oppressive Beliefs at Play: Associations among Beauty Ideals and Practices and Individual Differences in Sexism, Objectification of Others, and Media Exposure (2010) (98)
Factor structure of the Body Appreciation Scale among Malaysian women. (2008) (95)
The Acceptance of Cosmetic Surgery Scale: initial examination of its factor structure and correlates among Brazilian adults. (2011) (94)
Does hunger influence judgments of female physical attractiveness? (2006) (94)
Are There Ethnic Differences in Positive Body Image Among Female British Undergraduates (2009) (93)
Psychometric Evaluation of the Tagalog and German Subjective Happiness Scales and a Cross-Cultural Comparison (2009) (92)
Associations between schizotypy and belief in conspiracist ideation (2014) (91)
Male physical attractiveness in Britain and Malaysia: A cross-cultural study. (2005) (91)
Body weight, waist-to-hip ratio and breast size correlates of ratings of attractiveness and health (2006) (90)
An examination of the factorial and convergent validity of four measures of conspiracist ideation, with recommendations for researchers (2017) (90)
Putting the stress on conspiracy theories: Examining associations between psychological stress, anxiety, and belief in conspiracy theories (2016) (89)
Acceptance of cosmetic surgery and celebrity worship: evidence of associations among female undergraduates (2009) (87)
Mental Health Literacy: A Review of What It Is and Why It Matters (2018) (83)
The influence of skin tone, hair length, and hair colour on ratings of women's physical attractiveness, health and fertility. (2008) (82)
Associations Between Women’s Body Image and Happiness: Results of the YouBeauty.com Body Image Survey (YBIS) (2015) (81)
Egoistic, altruistic, and biospheric environmental concerns: a path analytic investigation of their determinants. (2010) (81)
A comparison of body size ideals, body dissatisfaction, and media influence between female track athletes, martial artists, and non-athletes. (2009) (79)
Context matters: investigating the impact of contextual information on aesthetic appreciation of paintings by Max Ernst and Pablo Picasso (2013) (79)
The Relationship Between Dimensions of Love, Personality, and Relationship Length (2010) (78)
To Brexit or not to Brexit: The roles of Islamophobia, conspiracist beliefs, and integrated threat in voting intentions for the United Kingdom European Union membership referendum (2018) (77)
Positive body image is positively associated with hedonic (emotional) and eudaimonic (psychological and social) well-being in British adults (2018) (77)
Psychometric Evaluation of the Malay Satisfaction With Life Scale (2009) (76)
Preferences for female body size in Britain and the South Pacific. (2007) (73)
Political paranoia and conspiracy theories (2014) (71)
Marked for life? A prospective study of tattoos on appearance anxiety and dissatisfaction, perceptions of uniqueness, and self-esteem. (2011) (71)
Emotional Well-Being Under Conditions of Lockdown: An Experience Sampling Study in Austria During the COVID-19 Pandemic (2021) (71)
Associations between trait emotional intelligence, actual–ideal weight discrepancy, and positive body image (2010) (71)
COVID-19-related stress and anxiety are associated with negative body image in adults from the United Kingdom (2020) (70)
“How to spot a psychopath” (2009) (70)
The Influence of Body Mass Index on the Physical Attractiveness Preferences of Feminist and Nonfeminist Heterosexual Women and Lesbians (2006) (69)
The sociocultural adjustment trajectory of international university students and the role of university structures: A qualitative investigation (2012) (69)
Translation and Validation of the Malay Subjective Happiness Scale (2008) (69)
Associations Among Men's Sexist Attitudes, Objectification of Women, and Their Own Drive for Muscularity (2013) (68)
Body dissatisfaction assessed by the Photographic Figure Rating Scale is associated with sociocultural, personality, and media influences. (2011) (66)
Conspiracy mentality and political orientation across 26 countries (2022) (66)
The truth is out there: belief in conspiracy theories (2010) (66)
The relationship between schizotypal facets and conspiracist beliefs via cognitive processes (2018) (66)
Translation and psychometric evaluation of a Standard Chinese version of the Body Appreciation Scale-2. (2016) (66)
Perceptions of female body weight and shape among indigenous and urban Europeans. (2007) (65)
The Muscular Male: A Comparison of the Physical Attractiveness Preferences of Gay and Heterosexual Men (2008) (63)
A comparison of actual-ideal weight discrepancy, body appreciation, and media influence between street-dancers and non-dancers. (2009) (62)
Men's preferences for women's profile waist-to-hip ratio, breast size, and ethnic group in Britain and South Africa. (2009) (62)
The relative contribution of profile body shape and weight to judgements of women's physical attractiveness in Britain and Malaysia. (2007) (61)
The big five personality traits and uses of music: A replication in Malaysia using structural equation modeling. (2009) (61)
Context-dependent preferences for facial dimorphism in a rural Malaysian population (2008) (59)
An examination of the psychometric properties of Brazilian Portuguese translations of the Drive for Muscularity Scale, the Swansea Muscularity Attitudes Questionnaire, and the Masculine Body Ideal Distress Scale. (2013) (59)
Further Investigation of the Validity and Reliability of the Photographic Figure Rating Scale for Body Image Assessment (2012) (59)
Evaluating self and partner physical attractiveness. (2007) (59)
Factor structure and correlates of the acceptance of cosmetic surgery scale among South Korean university students. (2012) (58)
Brief assessment of schizotypal traits: A multinational study (2017) (57)
PercePtion of female buttocks and breast size in Profile (2007) (56)
Examining Conspiracist Beliefs About the Disappearance of Amelia Earhart (2012) (56)
The leg-to-body ratio as a human aesthetic criterion. (2006) (56)
Predictors of sociocultural adjustment among sojourning Malaysian students in Britain. (2009) (55)
Body image and personality: associations between the Big Five Personality Factors, actual-ideal weight discrepancy, and body appreciation. (2013) (54)
Weight-Based Discrimination in Occupational Hiring and Helping Behavior (2008) (54)
Individual differences in music consumption are predicted by uses of music and age rather than emotional intelligence, neuroticism, extraversion or openness (2012) (54)
What men really want: a qualitative investigation of men's health needs from the Halton and St Helens Primary Care Trust men's health promotion project. (2010) (53)
Factors influencing attitudes towards seeking professional psychological help among South Asian students in Britain (2011) (52)
Associations between belief in conspiracy theories and the maladaptive personality traits of the personality inventory for DSM-5 (2016) (52)
A Critical Test of the Waist-to-Hip Ratio Hypothesis of Women's Physical Attractiveness in Britain and Greece (2006) (52)
Evaluating the physical attractiveness of oneself and one's romantic partner. (2009) (52)
Factors influencing preferences for height: a replication and extension (2008) (51)
Bodies in nature: Associations between exposure to nature, connectedness to nature, and body image in U.S. adults. (2016) (50)
The body beautiful: evolutionary and socio-cultural perspectives (2007) (50)
Personality predictors of artistic preferences as a function of the emotional valence and perceived complexity of paintings. (2010) (49)
Male Physical Attractiveness in Britain and Greece: A Cross-Cultural Study (2007) (49)
Factor structure of the body appreciation scale among Indonesian women and men: further evidence of a two-factor solution in a non-Western population. (2012) (48)
The influence of men's sexual strategies on perceptions of women's bodily attractiveness, health and fertility (2008) (48)
Is the hijab protective? An investigation of body image and related constructs among British Muslim women. (2014) (47)
The influence of the hijab (Islamic head-cover) on perceptions of women's attractiveness and intelligence. (2010) (47)
Preferences for Female Body Weight and Shape in Three European Countries (2007) (47)
Personality Differences between Tattooed and Non-Tattooed Individuals (2012) (47)
Weight discrepancy and body appreciation of Zimbabwean women in Zimbabwe and Britain. (2012) (47)
Metalheads: The influence of personality and individual differences on preference for heavy metal (2013) (46)
An investigation of weight bias against women and its associations with individual difference factors. (2010) (46)
Differences in attractiveness preferences between observers in low-and high-resource environments in Thailand. (2007) (46)
Personality and individual difference correlates of attitudes toward human rights and civil liberties (2012) (46)
Dancing Toward Positive Body Image? Examining Body-Related Constructs with Ballet and Contemporary Dancers at Different Levels (2012) (46)
Factor structure and psychometric properties of the Body Appreciation Scale-2 in university students in Hong Kong. (2015) (45)
The influence of body weight and shape in determining female and male physical attractiveness. (2006) (44)
Sociocultural adjustment among sojourning Malaysian students in Britain: a replication and path analytic extension (2009) (44)
Body image and personality among British men: associations between the Big Five personality domains, drive for muscularity, and body appreciation. (2014) (44)
`If Michael Owen drinks it, why can't I?' — 9 and 10 year olds' perceptions of physical activity and healthy eating (2008) (43)
A comparison of the trait emotional intelligence profiles of individuals with and without Asperger syndrome (2011) (42)
Social dominance orientation predicts drive for muscularity among British men. (2013) (42)
Factor structure and psychometric properties of the Body Appreciation Scale among adults in Hong Kong. (2015) (42)
Men’s Oppressive Beliefs Predict Their Breast Size Preferences in Women (2013) (41)
Lonelier, Lazier, and Teased: The Stigmatizing Effect of Body Size (2008) (40)
Girl in the cellar: a repeated cross-sectional investigation of belief in conspiracy theories about the kidnapping of Natascha Kampusch (2013) (40)
Free the animals? Investigating attitudes toward animal testing in Britain and the United States. (2008) (40)
An examination of the factor structure of the Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire-3 in Malaysia. (2009) (40)
Beliefs About Schizophrenia and Its Treatment in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia (2008) (40)
Resource Security Impacts Men’s Female Breast Size Preferences (2013) (39)
Healthy Body Equals Beautiful Body? Changing Perceptions of Health and Attractiveness with Shifting Socioeconomic Status (2007) (39)
Positive body image: Inter-ethnic and rural–urban differences among an indigenous sample from Malaysian Borneo (2012) (38)
Exposure to natural environments, and photographs of natural environments, promotes more positive body image. (2018) (38)
Factor structure and psychometric properties of a Romanian translation of the Body Appreciation Scale-2. (2017) (36)
An assessment of positive illusions of the physical attractiveness of romantic partners (2011) (36)
Factor structure and psychometric properties of a Bahasa Malaysia (Malay) translation of the Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2). (2019) (36)
Prevalence and Acceptance of Tattoos and Piercings: A Survey of Young Adults from the Southern German-Speaking Area of Central Europe (2010) (35)
An examination of the factor structure and sex invariance of a French translation of the Body Appreciation Scale-2 in university students. (2017) (35)
Written on the body? Individual differences between British adults who do and do not obtain a first tattoo. (2012) (34)
Considering positive body image through the lens of culture and minority social identities (2018) (34)
Are tattooed adults really more aggressive and rebellious than those without tattoos? (2015) (34)
Investigating the Links Between Cultural Values and Belief in Conspiracy Theories: The Key Roles of Collectivism and Masculinity (2020) (34)
The influence of leg-to-body ratio (LBR) on judgments of female physical attractiveness: assessments of computer-generated images varying in LBR. (2010) (33)
Cognitive ability, learning approaches and personality correlates of general knowledge (2008) (33)
The influence of social class salience on self-assessed intelligence (2010) (33)
Factor structure and psychometric properties of a Spanish translation of the Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2). (2017) (32)
Multiple dimensions of interoceptive awareness are associated with facets of body image in British adults. (2019) (32)
Self-esteem mediates the relationship between connectedness to nature and body appreciation in women, but not men. (2016) (32)
The Missing Arms of Venus De Milo: Reflections on the Science of Attractiveness (2007) (31)
More similar than different : Tattooed adults are only slightly more impulsive and willing to take risks than Non-tattooed adults (2016) (31)
British men's hair color preferences: an assessment of courtship solicitation and stimulus ratings. (2011) (31)
Rational thinking style, rejection of coronavirus (COVID-19) conspiracy theories/theorists, and compliance with mandated requirements (2020) (31)
Body image concerns in professional fashion models: Are they really an at-risk group? (2013) (31)
Public Knowledge and Beliefs About Depression Among Urban and Rural Malays in Malaysia (2010) (31)
More Than Just Skin Deep? Personality Information Influences Men's Ratings of the Attractiveness of Women's Body Sizes (2010) (30)
Five-factor personality correlates of perceptions of women's body sizes (2008) (30)
The disinterested play of thought: Individual differences and preference for surrealist motion pictures. (2010) (30)
Taking it apart and putting it back together again: Using Item Pool Visualisation to summarise complex data patterns in (positive) body image research. (2020) (29)
Alien psychology: associations between extraterrestrial beliefs and paranormal ideation, superstitious beliefs, schizotypy, and the Big Five personality factors (2011) (29)
Big Beautiful Women: The Body Size Preferences of Male Fat Admirers (2009) (29)
The Body Beautiful (2007) (28)
Translation and validation of a Brazilian Portuguese version of the Body Appreciation Scale-2 in Brazilian adults. (2019) (28)
The Female Nude in Rubens: Disconfirmatory Evidence of the Waist-to-Hip Ratio Hypothesis of Female Physical Attractiveness (2006) (28)
An examination of ethnic differences in actual-ideal weight discrepancy and its correlates in a sample of Malaysian women (2013) (27)
Using more than 10% of our brains: Examining belief in science-related myths from an individual differences perspective (2012) (27)
The Nature of Positive Body Image: Examining Associations Between Nature Exposure, Self-Compassion, Functionality Appreciation, and Body Appreciation (2019) (27)
The Effects of Background Auditory Interference and Extraversion on Creative and Cognitive Task Performance (2009) (27)
More than just skin-deep? A pilot study integrating physical and non-physical factors in the perception of physical attractiveness (2007) (26)
Evolutionary psychology: a critical introduction (2011) (26)
Psychological Well-Being Under Conditions of Lockdown: An Experience Sampling Study in Austria During the COVID-19 Pandemic (2020) (26)
The Impact of Psychological Stress on Men's Judgements of Female Body Size (2012) (25)
The Breast Size Satisfaction Survey (BSSS): Breast size dissatisfaction and its antecedents and outcomes in women from 40 nations. (2020) (25)
Acceptance of cosmetic surgery among British female university students: are there ethnic differences? (2012) (25)
Lay perceptions of current and future health, the causes of illness, and the nature of recovery: explaining health and illness in Malaysia. (2009) (25)
Translation and validation of the Malay Acceptance of Cosmetic Surgery Scale. (2010) (25)
Celebrity worship among university students in Malaysia: a methodological contribution to the Celebrity Attitude Scale (2011) (25)
Cultural significance of leg‐to‐body ratio preferences? Evidence from Britain and rural Malaysia (2007) (25)
Patient preferences for dentists (2009) (25)
The recognition of mental health disorders and its association with psychiatric scepticism, knowledge of psychiatry, and the Big Five personality factors: an investigation using the overclaiming technique (2011) (24)
The influence of skin tone, body weight, and hair colour on perceptions of women's attractiveness and health: A cross-cultural investigation. (2008) (24)
"Mirror, mirror...." a preliminary investigation of skin tone dissatisfaction and its impact among British adults. (2013) (23)
The influence of feminist ascription on judgements of women's physical attractiveness. (2008) (23)
What is the relationship between facets of narcissism and women's body image? (2015) (23)
Masculinities and suicide (2008) (23)
Science mapping research on body image: A bibliometric review of publications in Body Image, 2004-2020. (2021) (23)
Estimating Self, Parental, and Partner Multiple Intelligences: A Replication in Malaysia (2006) (22)
Perceptions and meta-perceptions of self and partner physical attractiveness (2010) (22)
Examining mental health literacy and its correlates using the overclaiming technique. (2011) (22)
The hijab as a protective factor for body image and disordered eating: a replication in French Muslim women (2016) (21)
Associations between femininity ideology and body appreciation among British female undergraduates (2010) (21)
A dark side of positive illusions? Associations between the love-is-blind bias and the experience of jealousy (2012) (21)
The influence of practitioner nationality, experience, and sex in shaping patient preferences for dentists. (2011) (20)
Big and Beautiful: Attractiveness and Health Ratings of the Female Body by Male “Fat Admirers” (2009) (20)
An Improved Spider Monkey Optimization Algorithm (2018) (20)
The influence of resource availability on preferences for human body weight and non-human objects (2006) (20)
Self-Assessed Intelligence: Inter-Ethnic, Rural-Urban, and Sex Differences in Malaysia. (2010) (20)
Associations between consideration of cosmetic surgery, perfectionism dimensions, appearance schemas, relationship satisfaction, excessive reassurance-seeking, and love styles (2012) (20)
Sexuality and the drive for muscularity: evidence of associations among British men. (2014) (20)
Weight discrepancy and body appreciation among women in Poland and Britain. (2013) (20)
Weight Bias Against Women in a University Acceptance Scenario (2013) (19)
Beliefs about the meaning and measurement of intelligence: A cross-cultural comparison of American, British and Malaysian undergraduates (2008) (19)
The Influence of Facial Piercings and Observer Personality on Perceptions of Physical Attractiveness and Intelligence (2012) (19)
An Exploration of the Indecisiveness Scale in Multiethnic Malaysia (2008) (19)
Patient preferences for psychological counsellors: Evidence of a similarity effect (2008) (18)
Translation and validation of a Bahasa Malaysia (Malay) version of the Functionality Appreciation Scale. (2019) (18)
Do women prefer “nice guys”? The effect of male dominance behavior on women’s ratings of sexual attractiveness (2012) (18)
Is love really so blind (2008) (18)
Masculinities and ethnicities: Ethnic differences in drive for muscularity in British men and the negotiation of masculinity hierarchies. (2016) (18)
Mental health literacy of maternal and paternal postnatal (postpartum) depression in British adults (2019) (17)
Associations Between Positive Body Image, Sexual Liberalism, and Unconventional Sexual Practices in U.S. Adults (2017) (17)
The impact of nature exposure on body image and happiness: an experience sampling study (2020) (17)
Translation and validation of body image instruments: An addendum to Swami and Barron (2019) in the form of frequently asked questions. (2021) (17)
Assessing the measurement invariance of two positive body image instruments in adults from Malaysia and the United Kingdom. (2020) (17)
The Breast Size Rating Scale: Development and psychometric evaluation. (2015) (17)
Psychometric assessments of Persian translations of three measures of conspiracist beliefs (2019) (17)
The impact of exposure to films of natural and built environments on state body appreciation. (2018) (16)
COVID-19-Related Stress and Anxiety, Body Mass Index, Eating Disorder Symptomatology, and Body Image in Women from Poland: A Cluster Analysis Approach (2021) (16)
An exploration of the associations between facets of interoceptive awareness and body image in adolescents. (2019) (16)
Women's empowerment and violent death among women and men in Europe: an ecological study (2007) (16)
Body image among female university students in Turkey: concurrent translation and validation of three body image measures (2015) (16)
Female physical attractiveness and body image disorders in Malaysia (2006) (16)
Self- and other-estimates of multiple abilities in Britain and Turkey: a cross-cultural comparison of subjective ratings of intelligence. (2009) (16)
Examination of the Factor Structure of the Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire among British and Trinidadian Adults (2015) (16)
Factor structure and psychometric properties of a Romanian translation of the drive for Muscularity Scale (DMS) in university men. (2018) (15)
Dimensional structure, psychometric properties, and sex invariance of a Bahasa Malaysia (Malay) translation of the Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire-Appearance Scales (MBSRQ-AS) in Malaysian Malay adults. (2019) (15)
Does financial security influence judgements of female physical attractiveness (2008) (15)
Evaluating the Psychosocial Impact of Indoor Public Spaces in Complex Healthcare Settings (2018) (15)
An Initial Psychometric Evaluation and Exploratory Cross-Sectional Study of the Body Checking Questionnaire among Brazilian Women (2013) (14)
An examination of the love-is-blind bias among gay men and lesbians. (2009) (13)
Psychometric analysis of the Malay version of the UCLA Loneliness Scale (ULS-8) and a comparison of loneliness among sojourning and non-sojourning Malaysian students (2009) (13)
How not to feel good naked? The effects of television programmes that use 'real women' on female viewers' body image and mood (2012) (13)
CROSS-CULTURAL DIFFERENCES IN SELF-ASSESSED INTELLIGENCE: A COMPARISON OF BRITISH AND CHINESE UNDERGRADUATES (2012) (13)
Perfectly Formed? The Effect of Manipulating the Waist-to-Hip Ratios of Famous Paintings and Sculptures (2007) (13)
A psychometric investigation of Brazilian Portuguese versions of the Caregiver Eating Messages Scale and Intuitive Eating Scale-2 (2018) (13)
The Romanian version of the Intuitive Eating Scale-2: Assessment of its psychometric properties and gender invariance in Romanian adults. (2020) (13)
The science of attraction (2006) (13)
Self-compassion mediates the relationship between COVID-19-related stress and body image disturbance: Evidence from the United Kingdom under lockdown (2021) (13)
The Effects of Symmetry and Personality on Aesthetic Preferences (2012) (13)
A Cross-Cultural Investigation of Men’s Judgments of Female Body Weight in Britain and Indonesia (2011) (13)
Preferences for body mass index and waist-to-hip ratio do not vary with observer age (2008) (12)
The science of body metrics (2006) (12)
Translation and validation of a Bahasa Malaysia (Malay) version of the Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness (MAIA) (2020) (12)
Visits to Natural Environments Improve State Body Appreciation: Evidence from Malaysia, Romania, and Spain (2020) (12)
Dimensional structure, psychometric properties, and sex and ethnic invariance of a Bahasa Malaysia (Malay) translation of the Intuitive Eating Scale-2 (IES-2). (2020) (12)
Nature exposure and positive body image: (Re-)examining the mediating roles of connectedness to nature and trait mindfulness (2020) (12)
Attitudes to cosmetic surgery among ethnic minority groups in Britain: cultural mistrust, adherence to traditional cultural values, and ethnic identity salience as protective factors. (2013) (12)
The Truth Is Out There: The Structure of Beliefs About Extraterrestrial Life Among Austrian and British Respondents (2009) (12)
The evolutionary psychology of human beauty (2011) (11)
Estimates of Self, Parental, and Partner Multiple Intelligence and their Relationship with Personality, Values, and Demographic Variables: A Study in Britain and France (2009) (11)
Psychometric properties of a Romanian translation of the Functionality Appreciation Scale (FAS). (2021) (11)
Body Image Benefits of Allotment Gardening (2020) (11)
Illustrating the body: Cross-sectional and prospective investigations of the impact of life drawing sessions on body image (2016) (11)
Psychometric properties of the Drive for Muscularity Scale in Malay men. (2016) (10)
Psychometric properties of an Arabic translation of the Functionality Appreciation Scale (FAS) in Lebanese adults. (2022) (10)
The effects of striped clothing on perceptions of body size (2012) (10)
Sketching people: Prospective investigations of the impact of life drawing on body image. (2017) (10)
Psychology in Outerspace Personality, Individual Difference, and Demographic Predictors of Beliefs About Extraterrestrial Life (2010) (10)
Perceptions of the physical attractiveness of the self, current romantic partners, and former partners. (2012) (9)
Body acceptance by others: Refinement of the construct, and development and psychometric evaluation of a revised measure - The Body Acceptance by Others Scale-2. (2020) (9)
An investigation into assessment centre validity, fairness, and selection drivers (2010) (9)
Greater gastric interoception is associated with more positive body image: Evidence from adults in Malaysia and the United Kingdom. (2020) (9)
Psychometric properties of an Italian translation of the Functionality Appreciation Scale (FAS). (2021) (9)
Who Believes in the Giant Skeleton Myth? An Examination of Individual Difference Correlates (2016) (9)
Estimates of Self, Parental and Partner Multiple Intelligences in Iran: A replication and extension (2012) (9)
Perceptions of plagiarisers: The influence of target physical attractiveness, transgression severity, and sex on attributions of guilt and punishment. (2017) (9)
Beautiful as the chance meeting on a dissecting table of a sewing machine and an umbrella! Individual differences and preference for surrealist literature. (2012) (9)
Preliminary examination of the psychometric properties of the Psychiatric Scepticism Scale. (2011) (9)
Change in risk factors for eating disorder symptomatology in Malay students sojourning in the United Kingdom. (2016) (8)
Gender and health inequality in welfare state regimes: a cross-national study of twelve European countries (2007) (8)
Breast size dissatisfaction, but not body dissatisfaction, is associated with breast self-examination frequency and breast change detection in British women. (2018) (8)
Mental health literacy of negative body image: symptom recognition and beliefs about body image in a British community sample (2014) (8)
Validation of the Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire-4 (SATAQ-4) in Italian, British and Australian Women (2012) (8)
Men's ratings of physical attractiveness, health, and partner suitability simultaneously versus separately: Does it matter whether within- or between-subjects designs are used? (2009) (8)
A beauty-map of London: Ratings of the physical attractiveness of women and men in London’s boroughs (2008) (8)
Further examination of the psychometric properties of the Malay Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (2012) (8)
Weaker implicit interoception is associated with more negative body image: Evidence from gastric-alpha phase amplitude coupling and the heartbeat evoked potential (2021) (7)
An examination of the factor structure and preliminary assessment of the psychometric properties of a Hebrew translation of the Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2). (2020) (7)
The Body Shape Questionnaire Is Not Invariant Across Sex: Evidence From Portuguese-Speaking University Students (2019) (7)
Developing a model linking self-reported nature exposure and positive body image: A study protocol for the body image in nature survey (BINS) (2022) (7)
Social media usage and body image: Examining the mediating roles of internalization of appearance ideals and social comparisons in young women (2022) (7)
Multi-method personality assessment of butchers and hunters: beliefs and reality (2010) (7)
A reassessment of the higher-order factor structure of the German Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire (SPQ-G) in German-speaking adults (2018) (7)
Asexuality is inversely associated with positive body image in British adults (2019) (7)
Negative body image and eating disorder symptomatology among young women identifying with goth subculture. (2017) (6)
Is CrossFit Associated with More Positive Body Image? A Prospective Investigation in Novice CrossFitters (2019) (6)
The Effect of Shape and Color Symmetry on the Aesthetic Value of Dayak Masks from Borneo (2009) (6)
Occupational and Economic Consequences of Physical Attractiveness (2012) (6)
Simulated nature and positive body image: A comparison of the impact of exposure to images of blue and green spaces. (2021) (6)
Mental Health Literacy of Maternal and Paternal Postnatal Depression in a Community Sample of Romanian Adults (2020) (6)
An Investigation of Attitudes toward Surveillance at Work and Its Correlates (2015) (6)
Blame it on patriarchy: more sexist attitudes are associated with stronger consideration of cosmetic surgery for oneself and one's partner. (2013) (6)
Psychometric properties of a Farsi translation of the Functionality Appreciation Scale (FAS) in Iranian adolescents. (2022) (6)
Psychometric properties of the Breast Size Rating Scale (BSRS) in Brazilian university women. (2019) (6)
Religious beliefs, coping skills and responsibility to family as factors protecting against deliberate self-harm (2010) (6)
Are the Scope and Nature of Psychology Properly Understood? An Examination of Belief in Myths of Popular Psychology Among University Students (2014) (5)
Nature Exposure and Positive Body Image: A Cross–Sectional Study Examining the Mediating Roles of Physical Activity, Autonomous Motivation, Connectedness to Nature, and Perceived Restorativeness (2021) (5)
Time to let go? No automatic aesthetic preference for the golden ratio (2015) (5)
Impact of exposure to films of natural and built environments on body image in older adults (2019) (5)
Dimensionality and psychometric properties of an Italian translation of the Intuitive Eating Scale-2 (IES-2): An assessment using a bifactor exploratory structural equation modelling framework (2021) (5)
Body art: tattooing and piercing (2012) (5)
Abstract Reasoning and Big Five Personality Correlates of Creativity in a British Occupational Sample (2009) (5)
Associations Among Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Weight Status With Sexuality Outcomes: Analyses from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. (2019) (5)
Psychometric properties of the Malay Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire: Measurement invariance and latent mean comparisons in Malaysian adults (2018) (5)
Evolutionary perspectives on physical appearance (2012) (4)
Physical attractiveness and personality (2012) (4)
Evolutionary Psychology: 'New Science of the Mind' or 'Darwinian Fundamentalism'? (2007) (4)
Demographic Correlates of Just World and Unjust Beliefs in an Austrian Sample (2009) (4)
Bipolar mood disorder secondary to mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes (MELAS): a case study (2006) (4)
An Investigation of Self-Rated Cues Believed to Influence the Judgment of Intelligence in a Zero-Acquaintance Context (2012) (4)
The Body Acceptance by Others Scale-2 (BAOS-2): Psychometric properties of a Bahasa Malaysia (Malay) translation and an assessment of invariance across Malaysia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. (2021) (4)
Evolutionary perspectives on human appearance and body image (2011) (4)
The influence of the hijab (Islamic head-cover) on interpersonal judgments of women: a replication and extension (2013) (4)
Associations between weight status, body satisfaction, ethnic identity and self‐esteem in Oceanian adolescents (2021) (4)
Appearance Matters (2020) (4)
Measures of body image and disordered eating for use with Malaysian populations (2020) (4)
The beliefs in the inheritance of risk factors for suicide scale (BIRFSS): cross-cultural validation in Estonia, Malaysia, Romania, the United Kingdom, and the United States. (2008) (4)
Love at First Sight (2013) (3)
Further examination of the psychometric properties of a Malay version of the Rosenberg self-esteem scale (2012) (3)
The Influence of Person Traits on Lawyer Selection Among British Adults (2012) (3)
The Influence of Personality on Aesthetic Preferences (2019) (3)
Personality and aesthetics preferences (2014) (3)
Psychometric properties of a Greek translation of the Intuitive Eating Scale-2 (IES-2) in adults from Cyprus. (2022) (3)
The Body Acceptance by Others Scale: An assessment of its factorial validity in adults from the United Kingdom. (2020) (3)
The intuitive eating scale-2: re-evaluating its factor structure using a bifactor exploratory structural equation modelling framework (2021) (3)
Mutual and Partaken Bliss: Introducing the Science of Bodily Beauty (2007) (3)
A Cross-Cultural Investigation of Students' Preferences for Lecturers' Personalities in Britain, Malaysia and the United States. (2007) (3)
“It Stops Your Brain From Making Assumptions About What a Body Should Look Like”: The Impact of Life Drawing on Adolescents, With Recommendations for Practitioners (2019) (2)
Beliefs in Genetic Determinism and Attitudes towards Psychiatric Genetic Research: Psychometric Scale Properties, Construct Associations, Demographic Correlates, and Cross-Cultural Comparisons (2007) (2)
Mental health literacy of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) (2014) (2)
Editors' response to Clarivate Analytics' decision to suppress Body Image from receiving a 2019 Impact Factor. (2020) (2)
Dads get sad, too (2018) (2)
An examination of the temporal stability of self-assessed intelligence (2012) (2)
Fear of COVID‐19 mediates the relationship between negative emotional reactivity and emotional eating (2022) (2)
A Bibliometric Review of Self-Compassion Research: Science Mapping the Literature, 1999 to 2020 (2021) (2)
Attitudes toward Surveillance: Personality, Belief and Value Correlates (2019) (2)
Getting Help as a Depressed Dad: A Lived Experience Narrative of Paternal Postnatal Depression, with Considerations for Healthcare Practice. (2022) (2)
The brief body avoidance and checking scale for physically active men: development and initial validation (2013) (2)
Feminist beliefs, empowerment, and positive body image: Exploring associations and between-group differences as a function of feminist self-labelling (2019) (2)
Fathers' experience of depression during the perinatal period: a qualitative systematic review. (2022) (2)
Cross-cultural perspectives on body size (2021) (2)
Attraction Explained: The science of how we form relationships (2015) (2)
Motherhood status moderates the relationship between perfectionistic self-presentation and breast size dissatisfaction. (2019) (2)
Methodological and conceptual issues in the science of physical attraction (2008) (2)
Nigel Mackay and Agnes Petocz, eds, Realism and Psychology: Collected Essays (2012) (1)
Sexual Activity in Older Adults with Visual Impairment: Findings from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (2019) (1)
An examination of the higher-order dimensionality and psychometric properties of a Romanian translation of the schizotypal personality questionnaire (SPQ) (2021) (1)
S113. THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SCHIZOTYPAL COMPONENTS AND CONSPIRACIST BELIEFS THROUGH COGNITIVE MEDIATORS (2018) (1)
Associations between body image, social physique anxiety, and dating anxiety in heterosexual emerging adults. (2021) (1)
Psychometric properties of a Bahasa Malaysia (Malay) translation of the Body and Appearance Self-Conscious Emotions Scale (BASES): An assessment using exploratory structural equation modelling. (2021) (1)
Positive Rational Acceptance of Body Image Threats Mediates the Association Between Nature Exposure and Body Appreciation (2022) (1)
The Body and Appearance Self-Conscious Emotions Scale (BASES): A comprehensive examination of its factorial validity, with recommendations for researchers. (2022) (1)
Belief in the Jewish Conspiracy Theory Scale (2014) (1)
“Kneweth one who makes these notes . . .”: Personality, individual differences, and liking of nouveau roman and existentialist literature and film. (2019) (1)
Conspiracy Theories in Southeast Asia (2020) (1)
A descriptive study of the diagnosis and symptomotology of a sample of autistic children in the Klang Valley region of Malaysia (2008) (1)
Predictors of job satisfaction among general practitioners of South Asian descent in Britain (2012) (1)
Hangry in the field: An experience sampling study on the impact of hunger on anger, irritability, and affect (2022) (1)
Promoting positive body image in children through theatre: An evaluation of Cinderella: the AWESOME Truth. (2022) (1)
Attraction Explained (2020) (1)
Promoting Inter-Ethnic Understanding and Empathy Using a Round Table Cinema Activity with Malaysian Malay and Chinese Students (2020) (1)
Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire-4 (2011) (1)
Twitter users' interest in asteroid 2012 DA14 mirrored the asteroid's trajectory during its Earth flyby (2014) (1)
Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis , and Psychometric Properties , of a Spanish Translation of the Body Appreciation Scale-2 ( BAS-2 ) (1)
Measurement invariance of the Broad Conceptualization of Beauty Scale (BCBS) across Black, Hispanic, and White women in the United States. (2022) (1)
Feminism and body image: a qualitative investigation (2013) (1)
Mental health literacy of depression: A preregistered study reconsidering gendered differences using filmed disclosures. (2021) (1)
Appearance Orientation and Dating Anxiety in Emerging Adults: Considering the Roles of Appearance-Based Rejection Sensitivity, Social Physique Anxiety, and Self-Compassion (2022) (1)
A Fair Day's Wage? Perceptions of Public Sector Pay (2009) (1)
Self-compassion mediates the relationship between attachment anxiety and body appreciation in women and men: Evidence from Israel (2021) (1)
DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF A WEIGHT-RELATED EATING QUESTIONNAIRE (2009) (1)
Getting up Close and Personal (2020) (0)
Recommendations to Improve Body Image Research in an Increasingly Globalised World (2017) (0)
Cues of Intelligence Measure (2014) (0)
Breast Size Rating Scale--Brazilian Portuguese Version (2019) (0)
German and Tagalog Happiness Scales: Update (2019) (0)
Rural-urban differences in body appreciation and associations with life satisfaction in adults from Sabah, Malaysia. (2022) (0)
Aesthetic Appreciation Measure (2015) (0)
Body Appreciation Scale-2--Brazilian Portuguese Version (2019) (0)
Measuring positive breast experience: Development and psychometric evaluation of the Breast Appreciation Scale (BrAS). (2022) (0)
Appraised Ability to Understand Paintings Measure (2015) (0)
Item Pool Visualisation of Positive Body Image Measures (2020) (0)
Drive for Muscularity Scale--Malay Version (2017) (0)
A relational investigation of Israeli gay fathers’ experiences of surrogacy, early parenthood, and mental health in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic (2023) (0)
Swansea Muscularity Attitudes Questionnaire--Brazilian Portuguese Version (2015) (0)
Dancing Toward Positive Body Image? Examining Body-Related Constructs with Ballet and Contemporary Dancers at Different Levels (2012) (0)
M236. AN ASSESSMENT OF THE DIMENSIONALITY OF A ROMANIAN TRANSLATION OF THE SCHIZOTYPAL PERSONALITY QUESTIONNAIRE AND ASSOCIATIONS WITH QUALITY OF LIFE, SELF-ESTEEM, AND LIFE SATISFACTION (2020) (0)
Evaluating the Factor Structure and Construct Validity of the Intensions Health-Related Masculine Values Scale: Is It Really a Measure of Health-Related Masculine Values? (2019) (0)
Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire—Appearance Scales; Malay Version (2019) (0)
Functionality Appreciation Scale--Romanian Version (2021) (0)
9/11 Conspiracist Beliefs Scale (2010) (0)
9/11 Conspiracist Exposure Scale (2021) (0)
Running out of time: A qualitative investigation of homeless men’s access to health services (2008) (0)
Support for weight-related anti-discrimination laws and policies: Modelling the role of attitudes toward poverty alongside weight stigma, causal attributions about weight, and prejudice. (2023) (0)
Men’s Oppressive Beliefs Predict Their Breast Size Preferences in Women (2013) (0)
Mutual and partaken bliss: an introduction to the science of bodily beauty (2007) (0)
Body Attractiveness (2021) (0)
Belief in the Moon Landings Conspiracy Theory Scale (2015) (0)
The End of the Beginning (2020) (0)
Promoting Inter-Ethnic Understanding and Empathy Using a Round Table Cinema Activity with Malaysian Malay and Chinese Students (2020) (0)
The correspondence of public perceptions of graduates’ life chances and university departmental funding (2009) (0)
Portuguese Body Appreciation Scale (2020) (0)
Attitudes toward the use and role of mobile telephony: a comparison of east and west Malaysia (2008) (0)
Associations between Schizotypal Facets and Symptoms of Disordered Eating in Women (2022) (0)
An examination of procrastination in a multi-ethnic population of adolescents from New Caledonia (2023) (0)
Cupid’s Arrow (2020) (0)
Psychometric properties of a Romanian translation of the Acceptance of Cosmetic Surgery Scale (ACSS): An examination using bifactor exploratory structural equation modelling. (2023) (0)
The change in the personal attractiveness of someone seeking a partner seems to impact on their mate selection strategies (2008) (0)
Associations Between Positive Body Image, Sexual Liberalism, and Unconventional Sexual Practices in U.S. Adults (2017) (0)
Appearance Matters, Part II (2020) (0)
Drive for Muscularity Scale--Brazilian Portuguese Version (2015) (0)
Occupational burnout in a sample of geriatric social care professionals in Malaysia (2008) (0)
Subjective Happiness Scale--Tagalog Version (2020) (0)
Psychometric properties of a Greek translation of the Functionality Appreciation Scale (FAS) in adults from the Republic of Cyprus. (2023) (0)
Portuguese Sociocultural Attitudes Toward Appearance Questionnaire-3 (2020) (0)
Portuguese Acceptance of Cosmetic Surgery Scale (2020) (0)
Body Appreciation Scale-2--Hebrew Version (2020) (0)
Examining Relationships Between Interoceptive Sensibility and Body Image in a Non-Western Context (2022) (0)
What’s in a Surname? Physique, Aptitude, and Sports Type Comparisons between Tailors and Smiths (2015) (0)
Satisfaction With Life Scale—Malay Version (2016) (0)
Metadata of the chapter that will be visualized online (2013) (0)
Malay version of the Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire-3 (2013) (0)
Liking Those Who like Us (2020) (0)
Resistance and empowerment against racism: A preregistered study of associations with body appreciation and body acceptance by others in racialised minority adults in the United Kingdom (2023) (0)
Body image, muscle dysmorphia, and muscularity concerns: a comparison of crossfit athletes, weight-trainers, and non-athletes (2022) (0)
Associations Between Women’s Body Image and Happiness: Results of the YouBeauty.com Body Image Survey (YBIS) (2014) (0)
The truth is out there (0)
Supplemental materials to: "Science Mapping Research on Body Image: A Bibliometric Review of Publications in Body Image, 2004 to 2020" (2021) (0)
romantic partners An assessment of positive illusions of the physical attractiveness of (2011) (0)
Body Checking Questionnaire--Brazilian Portuguese Version (2016) (0)
Subjective Happiness Scale--German Version (2020) (0)
The earth is flat! Or is it? How thinking analytically might just convince you the earth isn’t flat (2018) (0)
Brief Body Avoidance and Checking Scale (2018) (0)
Are some interoceptive sensibility components more central than others? Using item pool visualisation to understand the psychometric representation of interoception (2022) (0)
Caregiver Eating Messages Scale--Brazilian Portuguese Version (2020) (0)
without Asperger syndrome A comparison of the trait emotional intelligence profiles of individuals with and (2012) (0)
Birds of a Feather (2020) (0)
Functionality Appreciation Scale⁠--Malay Version (2019) (0)
Intuitive Eating Scale-2--Italian Version (2021) (0)
More than just skin-deep ? A pilot study integrating physical and non-physical factors in the perception of physical attractivene (2015) (0)
Breast Size Rating Scale (2016) (0)
Belief in Conspiracy Theories Inventory (2021) (0)
Masculine Body Ideal Distress Scale--Brazilian Portuguese Version (2015) (0)
Turkish Body Appreciation Scale (2016) (0)
Modified Contour Drawing Figure Rating Scale (2013) (0)
The Impact of a Woodland Walk on Body Image: A Field Experiment and an Assessment of Dispositional and Environmental Determinants (2022) (0)
Kampusch Conspiracy Scale (2013) (0)
Body Appreciation Scale-2--Malay Version (2019) (0)
Belief in Science-Related Myths Scale (2014) (0)
German and Tagalog happiness scales (2014) (0)
Drive for Muscularity Scale--Romanian Version (2018) (0)
Islamophobic Conspiracist Belief Scale (2018) (0)
Intuitive Eating Scale 2--Brazilian Portuguese Version (2020) (0)
Identifying and supporting men who experience paternal postnatal depression (2023) (0)
Schizophrenia Beliefs Questionnaire--Modified Version (2012) (0)
Body Appreciation Scale - German Version (2013) (0)
Malay Acceptance of Cosmetic Surgery Scale (2013) (0)
Engagement with social media content results in lower appearance satisfaction: An experience sampling study using a wrist-worn wearable and a physical analogue scale. (2022) (0)

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