Appearance Matters: The Podcast!

Welcome to our December Dictionary Series! We recognise that we reference a whole bunch of terms and theories on this podcast and felt it was time to have a handy series of definitions that you can keep coming back to. This is a series of 24 x 5 minute episodes covering some key terms that we use a lot in our work at the centre. Episodes will be released daily and definitions have been co-created with or provided by various members of the Centre for Appearance Research team. In this episode of the series, Bruna considers the term APPEARANCE PRESSURES. To find out more about the Centre for Appearance Research, follow us: On Twitter:  twitter.com/CAR_UWE On Instagram:  www.instagram.com/car_uwe/ On Facebook:  www.facebook.com/AppearanceResearch Please remember to rate, review, share and subscribe and happy listening! The CAR podcast team xxx Transcript available soon at: bit.ly/3FfqSH6 Cover image designed by Abbi Matthews Episode developed and produced by Bruna Costa

Welcome back to our December Dictionary Series! In this eighth episode of the series, Nadia defines the term BODY FUNCTIONALITY. Key readings Alleva, J. M., & Tylka, T. L. (2021). Body functionality: A review of the literature. Body Image, 36, 149-171. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2020.11.006 https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/mind-your-body/201801/one-powerful-way-feel-better-about-your-body-in-2018 Please remember to rate, review, share and subscribe and happy listening! The CAR podcast team x To find out more about the Centre for Appearance Research, follow us: On Twitter:  twitter.com/CAR_UWE On Instagram:  www.instagram.com/car_uwe/ On Facebook:  www.facebook.com/AppearanceResearch Transcript available soon at: https://bit.ly/3FfqSH6 Cover image designed by Abbi Matthews The script was co-produced by Nadia and Ella. Episode developed and produced by Nadia.

Welcome back to our December Dictionary Series! In this seventh episode of the series, Nadia defines the term POSITIVE BODY IMAGE. The definition shared on this episode largely comes from a paper titled "What is and what is not positive body image. Conceptual foundations and construct definition". The script was co-produced by Nadia and Ella. Please remember to rate, review, share and subscribe and happy listening! The CAR podcast team x To find out more about the Centre for Appearance Research, follow us: On Twitter:  twitter.com/CAR_UWE On Instagram:  www.instagram.com/car_uwe/ On Facebook:  www.facebook.com/AppearanceResearch Transcript available soon at: https://bit.ly/3FfqSH6 Cover image designed by Abbi Matthews

Welcome to our December Dictionary Series! We recognise that we reference a whole bunch of terms and theories on this podcast and felt it was time to have a handy series of definitions that you can keep coming back to. This is a series of 24 x 5 minute episodes covering some key terms that we use a lot in our work at the centre. Episodes will be released daily and definitions have been co-created with or provided by various members of the Centre for Appearance Research team. In this episode of the series, Maia shares some definitions for the term PROTECTED CHARACTERISTICS. To find out more about protected characteristics: Listen to this episode about appearance, equality, and the law: https://soundcloud.com/appearance-matters/appearance-equality-the-law Or read this journal article about visible difference and the law: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1358229120927917 Please remember to rate, review, share and subscribe and happy listening! The CAR podcast team xxx To find out more about

Welcome to our December Dictionary Series! We recognise that we reference a whole bunch of terms and theories on this podcast and felt it was time to have a handy series of definitions that you can keep coming back to. This is a series of 24 x 5 minute episodes covering some key terms that we use a lot in our work at the centre. Episodes will be released daily and definitions have been co-created with or provided by various members of the Centre for Appearance Research team. In this episode, Abbi discusses what we mean by 'STIGMA, PREJUDICE & DISCRIMINATION'. Episode links: The Contact Hypothesis Re-evaluated: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/behavioural-public-policy/article/contact-hypothesis-reevaluated/142C913E7FA9E121277B29E994124EC5 Stigma and Prejudice: One Animal or Two?: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S027795360800155X Please remember to rate, review, share and subscribe and happy listening! The CAR podcast team xxx To find out more about the Centre for Appearance Rese

Welcome to our December Dictionary Series! We recognise that we reference a whole bunch of terms and theories on this podcast and felt it was time to have a handy series of definitions that you can keep coming back to. This is a series of 24 x 5 minute episodes covering some key terms that we use a lot in our work at the centre. Episodes will be released daily and definitions have been co-created with or provided by various members of the Centre for Appearance Research team. In this episode, Abbi shares some definitions for the term HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY. This definition was created collaboratively between Abbi and Dr Elizabeth Jenkinson. Please remember to rate, review, share and subscribe and happy listening! The CAR podcast team xxx Episode links: Health and Care Professions Council: https://www.hcpc-uk.org/ BPS stage 2 training: https://www.bps.org.uk/qualification-health-psychology-stage-2 UWE Health Psychology MSc: https://courses.uwe.ac.uk/CB8942/health-psychology UWE Health Psychology Doctorate: http

Welcome to our December Dictionary Series! We recognise that we reference a whole bunch of terms and theories on this podcast and felt it was time to have a handy series of definitions that you can keep coming back to. This is a series of 24 x 5 minute episodes covering some key terms that we use a lot in our work at the centre. Episodes will be released daily and definitions have been co-created with or provided by various members of the Centre for Appearance Research team. In this episode of the series, Bruna shares definitions for the terms CONGENITAL AND ACQUIRED. To read a paper that Bruna cited in the episode, titled 'First look: A mixed-methods study exploring women's initial experiences of their appearance after mastectomy and/or breast reconstruction', please visit: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2019.01.012 To find out more about the Centre for Appearance Research, follow us: On Twitter:  twitter.com/CAR_UWE On Instagram:  www.instagram.com/car_uwe/ On Facebook:  www.facebook.com/AppearanceRese

Welcome to our December Dictionary Series! We recognise that we reference a whole bunch of terms and theories on this podcast and felt it was time to have a handy series of definitions that you can keep coming back to. This is a series of 24 x 5 minute episodes covering some key terms that we use a lot in our work at the centre. Episodes will be released daily and definitions have been co-created with or provided by various members of the Centre for Appearance Research team. In this episode of the series, Maia shares some definitions for the term VISIBLE DIFFFERENCES. To find out more about visible differences: Listen to our other episodes related to visible differences in this playlist: https://soundcloud.com/appearance-matters/sets/unusual-appearances Visit the Changing Faces UK charity website: https://www.changingfaces.org.uk/ Please remember to rate, review, share and subscribe and happy listening! The CAR podcast team xxx To find out more about the Centre for Appearance Research, follow us: On T

Welcome to our December Dictionary Series! We recognise that we reference a whole bunch of terms and theories on this podcast and felt it was time to have a handy series of definitions that you can keep coming back to. This is a series of 24 x 5 minute episodes covering some key terms that we use a lot in our work at the centre. Episodes will be released daily and definitions have been co-created with or provided by various members of the Centre for Appearance Research team. In this first episode of the series, Nadia shares some definitions for the term BODY IMAGE. Please remember to rate, review, share and subscribe and happy listening! The CAR podcast team xxx To find out more about the Centre for Appearance Research, follow us: On Twitter:  twitter.com/CAR_UWE On Instagram:  www.instagram.com/car_uwe/ On Facebook:  www.facebook.com/AppearanceResearch Transcript available soon at: https://bit.ly/3FfqSH6 Cover image designed by Abbi Matthews Episode developed and produced by Nadia

This month, we are joined by Dr Elizabeth Daniels, Associate Professor from the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. Beth talks to Abbi about her recent research into self-objectification in girls, the wider impact, and how we can help girls to resist self-objectification. We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did! The CAR podcast team xxx Want to read some of Beth's research?: Becoming an object: A review of self-objectification in girls: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1740144519302487?via%3Dihub The STEM Pipeline: Do Media and Objectified Body Consciousness Create an Early Exit for Middle School Girls?: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0272431620983442 *Watch this space for the social media fast paper!* To find out more about the Centre for Appearance Research, follow us: On Twitter:  twitter.com/CAR_UWE On Instagram:  www.instagram.com/car_uwe/ On Facebook:  www.facebook.com/AppearanceResearch Music by Sian Evans & John Landau: toplinefilm.com Episode develop

This month, Bruna and Maia discuss how to make a university appearance inclusive. The Centre for Appearance Research (CAR), alongside other staff at the University of the West of England (UWE) have been researching this topic in a bid to make UWE leaders in promoting inclusivity of all appearances. On the episode we will be first joined by Drs Jade Parnell (name may be familiar to some!) and Ella Guest, who will discuss the UWE initiative to help promote appearance inclusivity. Tamara Getter (UWE Bristol Sport experience manager) and Rachel Stokes (MSC Health Psychology student at UWE) will also discuss how the work of making a university appearance inclusive has been applied to the sport context at UWE Bristol sport. To find out more about the Centre for Appearance Research, follow us: • On Twitter: twitter.com/CAR_UWE • On Instagram: www.instagram.com/car_uwe/ • On Facebook: www.facebook.com/AppearanceResearch To watch the video developed as part of the initiative, as mentioned by Ella and Jade, plea

Tune in to hear a conversation all about statistics with Dr Caterina Gentili PhD - our resident Data Analyst and Data Manager at Centre for Appearance Research. Cati talks to Nadia about her role on the Dove Self-Esteem Project team, explains some key stats concepts, and shares some of the strengths and limitations of statistics. We hope you find the episode as useful as we did! The CAR podcast team xxx To find out more about the Centre for Appearance Research, follow us: On Twitter:  twitter.com/CAR_UWE On Instagram:  www.instagram.com/car_uwe/ On Facebook:  www.facebook.com/AppearanceResearch Time stamps > coming soon Episode developed and produced by Nadia :)

Welcome back to our final Summer Shorts! We hope you have enjoyed the series. On this episode, Nadia speaks with Dr Helena Lewis Smith, Farheen Hasan, and Dr Latika Ahuja about their recently published protocol paper which maps out their plan for evaluating a body image comic book series designed for Indian adolescents, supporting a partnership between the Dove Self-Esteem Project, UNICEF India and BBC Media Action. Link to paper: https://bit.ly/3xcRX9J Cover Image: Anil Sharma: https://www.pexels.com/photo/classmates-reading-books-11366735/ Summer shorts series developed by Nadia Craddock Episode produced by Nadia Craddock

Welcome back to Summer Shorts! Over the summer, the CAR podcast team are bringing you 10 bite-sized episodes on a recently published paper from different members of the team at the Centre for Appearance Research. Hannah Jarman joins Bruna to discuss her recently published paper, titled: Critical measurement issues in the assessment of social media influence on body image Link to paper: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35032949/ Cover Image: Creative Christians on Unsplash Summer shorts series developed by Nadia Craddock Episode produced by Bruna Costa

Welcome back to Summer Shorts! Over the summer, the CAR podcast team are bringing you 10 bite-sized episodes on a recently published paper from different members of the team at the Centre for Appearance Research. It's week 8, and Senior Research Fellow Dr Nicole Paraskeva joins Abbi to talk about her recently published longitudinal study of body image and disordered eating symptoms in men. Link to paper: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35525157/ Articles mentioned, led by Jessia Alleva: Positive Body Image and Eating Disorders among Men https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/mind-your-body/202207/positive-body-image-and-eating-disorders-among-men Positive Body Image in Men https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mind-your-body/201810/positive-body-image-in-men Have you had CBT to treat bulimia nervosa? If you are over 18 years of age and live in the UK, we would love to hear from you. Our research aims to explore participants’ experiences with recovery, or relapse, from bulimia following CBT. Participa

Welcome back to the summer shorts series! Over the summer, the CAR podcast team are bringing you 10 bite-sized episodes on a recently published paper from different members of the team at the Centre for Appearance Research. In this summer short, Nadia speaks with Fabio Zucchelli about a mixed methods feasibility study for a prototype app designed to support people with a visible difference who are struggling with appearance concerns. You can find out more by reading the published paper: https://formative.jmir.org/2022/1/e33449 And related paper: https://formative.jmir.org/2021/3/e26355/ Summer shorts series developed by Nadia Craddock Episode produced by Nadia Craddock

Welcome back to the summer shorts series! Over the summer, the CAR podcast team are brining you 10 bite-sized episodes on a recently published paper from different members of the team at the Centre for Appearance Research. In this summer short, Maia speaks with Pippa Tollow about her recently published paper which explores parent experiences of and attitudes towards taking part in research related to their child's burn injury. You can find out more by reading the published paper: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/20595131221098526 Cover Image: Photograph by Ron Lach Summer shorts series developed by Nadia Craddock Episode produced by Maia Thornton

Welcome back to our summer shorts series! Over the summer, the CAR podcast team are brining you 10 bite-sized episodes on a recently published paper from different members of the team at the Centre for Appearance Research. In this summer short, Bruna speaks with Ella Guest - a Research Fellow at CAR - to learn more about Ella’s recently published systematic reviews, exploring the efficacy of interventions to improve positive body image in young people and adults. Link to the papers: 1. Adults* https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S174014451930052X?via%3Dihub *One of the most cited articles published in Body Image in the last 3 years! 2. Children and Adolescents https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1740144522000730?via%3Dihub Cover Image: Photograph by Laura Pratt via Unsplash Summer shorts series developed by Nadia Craddock Episode produced by Bruna Costa

Welcome back for our fourth episode of our summer shorts series! Over the summer, the CAR podcast team are brining you 10 bite-sized episodes on a recently published paper from different members of the team at the Centre for Appearance Research. In this summer short, Nadia speaks with Dr Kat Schneider, a Research Fellow at CAR and Dr Ben Gibson, a Lecturer at De Montfort University about a recent systemic review on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on body image, disordered eating, and eating disorders. Link to the paper: https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.23706 Cover Image: Photo by Anna Shvets, Pexels Summer shorts series developed by Nadia Craddock Episode produced by Nadia Craddock

Welcome back to the third episode of our summer shorts series! Over the summer, the CAR podcast team are brining you 10 bite-sized episodes on a recently published paper from different members of the team at the Centre for Appearance Research. In this summer short, Abbi speaks with Bruna Costa - Research Fellow at CAR (and co-host of Appearance Matters!) - about her recently published paper entitled Isolation, Uncertainty and Treatment Delays: Parents' Experiences of Having a Baby with Cleft Lip/Palate During the Covid-19 Pandemic Link to the paper: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34841909/ Link to the other paper mentioned: https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/The-Impact-of-the-Covid-19-Pandemic-on-Cleft-Lip-in-McWilliams-Costa/8abfe4c7dbf4e2b5e1f10a1e7a6bc6dab6d2014e Cover Image: Photograph by Yuri Arcurs Summer shorts series developed by Nadia Craddock Episode produced by Abbi Mathews