Thus, there are strong relationships between physical/feeding activities and clock gene expression in the peripheral organs of mice and human. In aging, it has been reported that body temperature amplitude is progressively blunted in humans8. In mice, aging also causes a functional deterioration in...
or thoughts that are interpreted as threatening, with an indirect effect on women’s and men’s psychological wellbeing. Analogously, but only for men, body compassion is associated with mental activities and self-care behaviors that foster rational self-talk and the acceptance of one’s ...
Moreover, both Instagram-image-based activities related to celebrities and exposure to social media influencers in TikTok predict greater cosmetic surgery intentions among young female users [47,48]. Overall, these findings highlight the role played by SNS in the development of body concerns and ...
eTable 1. Prevalence of Depression/Poor Mental Health (D/PMH) and Demographic Characteristics Among Adults With or Without Missing Values for Positive Childhood Experiences (PCEs), Adult Reported Social and Emotional Support (ARSES) and Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) WI BRFS State Added Items...
Questions consists of vigorous- and moderate-intensity physical activity, walking, and sitting (i.e. During the last 7 days, on how many days did you do vigorous physical activities like heavy lifting, digging, aerobics, or fast bicycling?). The specific types of activities were assessed for ...
Godfrey, S.B., Barresi, G. (2022). Video Games for Positive Aging: Playfully Engaging Older Adults. In: Scataglini, S., Imbesi, S., Marques, G. (eds) Internet of Things for Human-Centered Design. Studies in Computational Intelligence, vol 1011. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10...
An environment that promotes autonomy enables parents, adults and communities to encourage development of curiosity and self-determination in youth. In short, activities that evoke the most passion (i.e., intrinsic motivation) will be the most fulfilling. Aristotle’s virtue of prudence can be ...
Body functionalityTheory suggests promoting positive body image (PBI) through interventions would have a significant impact on health and well-being. However, little is known about the effectiveness of existing interventions. This review aimed to identify and assess the evidence of effectiveness of ...
Compared to a wait-list control group, participants who took part in the program for the first time had improved (relative to pretest) body image, self-compassion and self-esteem, and less depression and alienation. Participants who took part for the second time, though also helped by the ...
Research on positive body image has infrequently considered sexual minority orientations beyond lesbians, gay men, and bisexual persons. Indeed, there is no existing research on the relationships between body image and asexuality, which refers to a lack of sexual attraction to anyone or anything. ...