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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, we define LITERATURE REVIEWING. To read a recently published CAR-based reviews, see: 1.Schneider, J., Pegram, G., Gibson, B., Talamonti, D., Tinoco, A., Craddock, N., Matheson, E. & Forshaw, M. (2022). A mixed‐studies systematic review of the experiences of body image, disordered eating, and eating disorders during the COVID‐19 pandemic. International Journal of Eating Disorders. 2.Guest, E., Zucchelli, F., Costa, B., Bhatia, R., Halliwell, E., & Harcourt, D. A Systematic Review of Interventions Aiming

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 'RESEARCH ETHICS'. Episode links: BPS Code of Ethics and Conduct: https://www.bps.org.uk/guideline/code-ethics-and-conduct 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: bit.ly/3FfqSH6 Cover image designed by Abbi Mathews Episode

Welcome to our December Dictionary Series! In this episode, Nadia talks about the term intersectionality and its application to qualitative and quantitative research. Paper links: Considerations for employing intersectionality in qualitative health research - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113138 Intersectionality in quantitative research: A systematic review of its emergence and applications of theory and methods - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2021.100798 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 Nadia Craddock

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, we're focusing on research methods, and will actually be covering three terms: qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods. To read a recently published CAR-based qualitative study by Tollow et al., see: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/10197927 To read a recently published CAR-based quantitative study by Gentili et al., see: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pon.6001 To read a recently published CAR-based mixed-methods study by Costa et al., see: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/1

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 ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY. To find out more about Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: Listen to this previous podcast episode about an ACT-based intervention developed for adults with a visible difference: https://soundcloud.com/appearance-matters/summer-short-series-act-it-out OR Read this journal article why ACT can be a really useful approach for individuals with a visible difference by Zucchelli et al. (2018) https://connect.springerpub.com/content/s

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 some definitions of 'COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY'. Episode links: NHS: https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/talking-therapies-medicine-treatments/talking-therapies-and-counselling/cognitive-behavioural-therapy-cbt/overview/ Assessing the usability and acceptability of FaceIT@home: An online CBT intervention for people with visible differences: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/362269959_Assessing_the_Usability_and_Acceptability_of_FaceIThome_an_online_CBT_Intervention_for_People_with_Visible_Differe

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 PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS: To find out more about psychosocial interventions: Listen to this previous podcast episode about online psychosocial interventions: https://soundcloud.com/appearance-matters/episode-34-online-interventions-in-health-psychology OR Read this journal article about the effectiveness of animated films to improve children's body image by Matheson et al. (2020) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1740144520303946?casa_token=VL

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 discusses different FRAMEWORKS OF ADJUSTMENT IN VISIBLE DIFFERENCES. To read more about Kent's (2000)Integrated Model, see: Kent, G. (2000) Understanding the experiences of people with disfigurements: an integration of four models of social and psychological functioning. Psychology, Health & Medicine. To read more about the ARC (2013) framework, see: Clarke, A., Thompson, A.R., Jenkinson, E., Rumsey, N. and Newell, R. (2013) CBT for appearance anxiety: Psychosocial interventions for anxiety due to

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, Nadia defines "BODY TALK". Episode links: https://soundcloud.com/appearance-matters/episode-25-fat-talk?in=appearance-matters/sets/2018-appearance-matters-the&si=48f846cc7a284660a0450010c489cc90&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing 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.

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 PSYCHOSOCIAL ADJUSTMENT. To find out more about psychosocial adjustment: Listen to this previous podcast episode about psychosocial adjustment in young people with Congenital Melanocytic Nevus (a birthmark condition) https://soundcloud.com/appearance-matters/69-young-people-with-cmn OR Read this journal article about psychosocial adjustment in young people with visible differences by Gee et al. (2020): https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1740144

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 some definitions of 'OBJECTIFICATION'. Episode links: Appearance Matters Episode 74: Self-Objectification in Girls: www.bit.ly/carpod_73 Becoming an object: A review of self-objectification in girls: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32470822/ Objectificiation Theory: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1471-6402.1997.tb00108.x Those Speedos Become Them: The Role of Self-Objectification in Gay and Heterosexual Men's Body Image: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0146167206297403

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