Handbook of Positive Body Image and Embodiment

Tracy L. Tylka is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at The Ohio State University. The Editor-in-Chief of Body Image: An International Journal of Research and a Fellow of the Academy for Eating Disorders, she has published many articles, chapters, and scales on positive body image. Niva Piran is Professor Emerita in the Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development at OISE/University of Toronto. A Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the Academy for Eating Disorders, she has published extensively on embodiment, treatment, and prevention of eating disorders.

• Focusing on the Positive: An Introduction to the VolumeTracy L. Tylka and Niva PiranSection I. Identifying Positive Ways of Living in the Body: Intra-individual ConstructsChapter 1: The Experience of Embodiment Construct: Reflecting the Quality of Embodied LivesNiva PiranChapter 2: Body AppreciationTracy L. TylkaChapter 3: Body FunctionalityJessica M. Alleva and Carolien MartijnChapter 4: Body Image FlexibilityEmily K. Sandoz, Jennifer B. Webb, Courtney B. Rogers, and Emily SquyresChapter 5: Broad Conceptualization of BeautyTracy L. TylkaChapter 6: Mindful AttunementCatherine P. Cook-CottoneChapter 7: Intuitive EatingElyse Resch and Tracy L. TylkaChapter 8: Attunement with Exercise (AWE) Rachel M. Calogero, Tracy L. Tylka, Beth Hartman McGilley, and Kelly N. Pedrotty-StumpChapter 9: Attuned SexualitySonya Satinsky and Virginia Ramseyer WinterSection II. Cultivating Positive Body Image and Embodiment: Protective Relational, Social, and Other Environmental FactorsChapter 10: The Developmental Theory of Embodiment: Protective Social Factors that Enhance Positive EmbodimentNiva PiranChapter 11: Environments that Cultivate Positive Embodiment Through Mindful MovementChristy Greenleaf and Caitlyn HauffChapter 12: Adolescent Female Desire: Influences on the Construction of Agency and Desire Sharon Lamb and Julie KovenChapter 13: Personal Safety as Bedrock and Safeguard for Positive EmbodimentRachel M. Calogero, Tracy L. Tylka, and Jaclyn A. SiegelChapter 14: Promoting a Resistant Stance Toward ObjectificationTracy L. Tylka and Rachel M. CalogeroChapter 15: Negotiating Gender Roles to Enact Body Appreciation and Positive EmbodimentSarah K. Murnen and Linda SmolakChapter 16: Resisting Restrictive Feminine Molds and Promoting Embodied Well-being Among Breast Cancer SurvivorsLianne Trachtenberg and Niva PiranChapter 17: Promoting a Resistant Stance Toward Weight StigmaBrooke L. Bennett, Emily C. Stefano, and Janet D. LatnerChapter 18: Black Women's Positive Embodiment in the Face of Race × Gender OppressionNiCole T. Buchanan, Isis H. Settles, and Krystle C. WoodsChapter 19: Promoting a Resistant Stance Toward Media ImagesJanet M. LiechtyChapter 20: Relationships that Cultivate Positive Body Image Through Body AcceptanceMarika TiggemannChapter 21: Cultivating Embodiment Through Positive Peer ConnectionsNina Mafrici and Niva PiranChapter 22: Cultivating Embodiment Through Positive Family EnvironmentsTracy L. Tylka Chapter 23: Acceptance, Activism, and Freedom from Bullying: The Online ContextAnn Frisén, Kristina Holmqvist Gattario, and Sofia BerneChapter 24: Positive Body Image in People Living with Visible DifferencesDiana Harcourt and Heidi WilliamsonSection III. Enhancing Positive Body Image and Embodiment: InterventionsChapter 25: Compassion-Based Interventions to Facilitate Positive Body Image and EmbodimentAllison C. Kelly, Kathryn E. Miller, Kiruthiha Vimalakanthan, Jessica R. Dupasquier, and Sydney WaringChapter 26: Emotion-Focused Therapy to Facilitate Positive Body Image and EmbodimentIryna IvanovaChapter 27: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to Facilitate Positive Body Image and EmbodimentJennifer B. WebbChapter 28: Health at Every Size: A Social Justice-Informed Approach to Positive EmbodimentAndrea LaMarre and Sigrun DaníelsdóttirChapter 29: Mindfulness Training to Facilitate Positive Body Image and EmbodimentMelissa J. Atkinson and Tracey D. WadeChapter 30: The Practice of Yoga: Can It Help in Addressing Body Image Concerns and Eating Disorders?Dianne Neumark-SztainerChapter 31: Brain Integration, Embodied Mindfulness, and Movement-Based Approaches to Facilitate Positive Body Image and EmbodimentCatherine P. Cook-CottoneChapter 32: Promoting Positive Body Image and Embodiment in Schools: Past, Present, and FutureZali YagerChapter 33: Cognitive Dissonance-Based Interventions to Facilitate Positive Body Image and Embodiment Emma Halliwell and Phillippa C. DiedrichsChapter 34: Media Literacy Interventions to Facilitate Positive Body Image and EmbodimentSimon WilkschChapter 35: Feminist and Social Justice-Informed Approaches Towards the Enhancement of Positive EmbodimentNiva PiranChapter 36: Public Health Interventions to Facilitate Positive Embodiment: Implementation and Future DirectionsRachel F. Rodgers, Debra L. Franko, and Alice S. LowyChapter 37: Policy Initiatives to Promote Positive Embodiment and Reduce Weight StigmaRebecca M. Puhl and Mary S. HimmelsteinThe Handbook of Positive Body Image and Embodiment: From the Present to the FutureNiva Piran and Tracy L. Tylka

Handbook of Positive Body Image and Embodimentprovides insights from a powerhouse list of world-renowned body image and eating disorder researchers and practitioners. The chapter authors provide both theoretical and practical suggestions for how individuals can better understand and appreciate their bodies, offering a variety of perspectives that provide refreshing and innovative ways to view the body. Each section provides a unique, in-depth look into how the reader can focus on the positive aspects of the body and navigate potentially damaging physical, social, and digital environments. Unique to this text is its inclusion of protective factors, providing the reader with a better understanding of how social justice, activism, and diversity play a role in positive body image.