Our perception of how large or small things are in the world is systematically influenced for how we perceive distance or depth. This is most famously shown by the Ponzo Illusion (discovered by Mario ...

We know adults can be easily influenced by what they believe to be a "normal" body shape, but it turns out children start forming their own perceptions from a very young age. These body ideals ...

Contemporary understandings of body image are deeply influenced by media, culture, race, gender, class and sexual identity. This Collection seeks to examine how ideals of beauty and embodiment are ...

A study led by Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) has determined that the size and composition of our social support networks directly influence how we perceive our body image. The findings could ...

Adolescents who perceive themselves as overweight are three times more likely to consider committing self-harm compared to those who do not, regardless of whether the person is objectively overweight, ...

Hillary McBride, a registered clinical counsellor in British Columbia, asks women that question in her new book Mothers, Daughters and Body Image and focuses on the influence of family on self-esteem ...

Body signals such as heartbeat and breathing accompany us constantly, often unnoticed as background noise of our perception. Even in the earliest years of life, these signals are important as they ...

Our perceptions of body image are shaped by what we see from as early as seven years old, according to new research by Durham University (UK). These body ideals continue to be influenced by visual ...

Picture this test: You stand with your eyes closed and arms stretched in front of you while a voice from a stationary loudspeaker located two meters away narrates a series of sentences. Then you're ...

Body signals such as heartbeat and breathing accompany us constantly, often unnoticed as background noise of our perception. Even in the earliest years of life, these signals are important as they ...