Body functionality describes everything that the body is able to do, across diverse domains
(eg, bodily senses, creative endeavours). Nearly a decade ago, leading scholars identified …

Functionality appreciation is a component of positive body image that refers to respecting
and honoring the body for what it is capable of doing. A growing number of studies have …

Objective Establishing factors that protect against the onset of eating disorder symptoms is
needed to identify critical intervention targets to inform the design of more potent prevention …

Abstract The Functionality Appreciation Scale is a widely used instrument for the
measurement of an individual's appreciation of their body for what it can do and is capable …

Body image flexibility refers to the ability to openly experience thoughts or feelings about the
body without acting on them or trying to change them. Accumulating evidence has …

Body image is an integral aspect of the psychology of the self. Idealized body images are
ubiquitous in both traditional media forms (eg, magazines, television) and social media (eg …

Intuitive eating is an adaptive style of eating that has gained substantial research attention.
However, possible predictors and outcomes of intuitive eating are poorly understood, as …

Objectives Growing evidence suggests that intuitive eating is associated with numerous
positive mental health and well‐being constructs. Understanding factors that predict intuitive …

Abstract The Functionality Appreciation Scale (FAS; Alleva et al., 2017) is a widely used
instrument for the measurement of individual's appreciation of their body for what it can do …

Abstract The 10-item Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2; Tylka & Wood-Barcalow, 2015) is a
widely used contemporary measure of positive body image that assesses one's love for …