Female gaming, gaming addiction, and the role of women within gaming culture: A narrative literature review

O Lopez-Fernandez, AJ Williams, MD Griffiths… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Research investigating female gaming has begun to emerge despite gaming being
traditionally more popular with males. Research in the 21st century has drawn attention to …

A systematic review of the drive for muscularity research area

C Edwards, D Tod, G Molnar - International Review of Sport and …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The purpose of the current article was to perform a systematic review of 52 studies in which
the drive for muscularity (DFM) has been measured. We included all the papers we found …

[LIVRE][B] The construction of the self: Developmental and sociocultural foundations

S Harter - 2012 - books.google.com
An important work from a leading scholar, this book explores self-development from early
childhood to adulthood. Susan Harter traces the normative stages that define the emergence …

[LIVRE][B] Body image: Understanding body dissatisfaction in men, women and children

S Grogan - 2021 - taylorfrancis.com
Fully revised and updated, Body Image 4th Edition provides a comprehensive summary of
research on body image in men, women, and children drawing together research findings …

Measuring female gaming: Gamer profile, predictors, prevalence, and characteristics from psychological and gender perspectives

O Lopez-Fernandez, AJ Williams, DJ Kuss - Frontiers in psychology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Research investigating female gaming is relatively scarce, and past research has
demonstrated that men are more likely to be problematic gamers. Few studies have focused …

[LIVRE][B] Adolescence and body image: From development to preventing dissatisfaction

LA Ricciardelli, Z Yager - 2015 - taylorfrancis.com
Body image is a significant issue for the majority of adolescents. Anxieties relating to body
image can be crippling across both genders, their debilitating effects sometimes leading to …

A content analysis of female body imagery in video games

N Martins, DC Williams, K Harrison, RA Ratan - Sex roles, 2009 - Springer
The 150 top-selling video games sold in the US across nine platforms were content
analyzed to study representations of female bodies. All human females in the games were …

Clinical considerations in etiology, assessment, and treatment of men's muscularity-focused body image disturbance.

MC Parent - Psychology of Men & Masculinity, 2013 - psycnet.apa.org
Increasingly, men are seeking psychological help for body image problems, primarily
focused on muscularity. Despite research examining men's muscularity-focused body image …

Making men of steel: Superhero exposure and the development of hegemonic masculinity in children

S Coyne, J Shawcroft, J Ruh Linder, H Graver… - Sex Roles, 2022 - Springer
Superheroes are extremely popular among children, adolescents, and adults in the United
States (and worldwide). However, there is little research on the impact of superhero …

Perceived body appearance and eating habits: the voice of young and adult students attending higher education

T Heiman, D Olenik-Shemesh - International journal of environmental …, 2019 - mdpi.com
This study examined the relationship between social-environmental influences and body
image perception. Specifically, the study explored the perceived body appearance among …