Research

Body image, body movement and eating behaviour research (BEAM) Research Group

This group is led by Dr Cristiana Duarte.

The Body image, body movement and eating behaviour (BEAM) research group aims to develop discussions and stimulate collaborative research on body image, physical activity and movement, and eating behaviour.

Research produced by this research team adopts quantitative, qualitative and mixed-methods methodological approaches, and considers a range of nonclinical and clinical populations.

We have monthly group meetings where we present and discuss our own research, and discuss current issues in eating behaviour and body image research, covering methodological, conceptual and practice topics.

Academic staff and PGRs with interest in this area are welcome to participate in our group meetings.

Areas of interest include:

Body image
Body shame
Weight stigma
Eating behaviour
Eating psychopathology
Intuitive eating
Eating Disorders
Energy Balance
Weight management
Physical activity
Mind-body practices
Food poverty
Inclusivity
Social justice
Body image and eating behaviour assessment

Research activity

Childs-Fegredo, J. (2024) Introducing Yoga-integrated psychotherapy (YiP): A discussion paper. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research. https://doi.org/10.1002/capr.12809

Childs-Fegredo, J. , Fontana, E., Moran, M., & Faulkner, P. (2022) Yoga-integrated psychotherapy for emotion dysregulation: A pilot study. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 23 (3), 638-652. https://doi.org/10.1002/capr.12602

Duarte, C., & Ferreira, C. (2024). Body image shame scale. Handbook of measures of body image. T. Tylka (Ed). Cambridge University Press

Ferreira, C. & Duarte, C. (2024). Cognitive Fusion Questionnaire – Body Image. Handbook of measures of body image. T. Tylka (Ed). Cambridge University Press.

Mc Hugh, R., Vaughan, R. S., Duarte, C., McDevitt-Petrovic, O., & Kirby, K. (2023). Psychometric properties of the Cystic Fibrosis Eating Attitudes and Behaviours scale (CFEAB) in an adult population. Journal of psychosomatic research, 165, 111123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2022.111123

Duarte, C., & Ferreira, C. (2022). Body image shame in men: Confirmatory Factor Analysis and psychometric properties of the Body Image Shame Scale. Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40519-022-01373-y.

Knight, R. & Preston, C. (2023). Do selfies make women look slimmer? The effect of viewing angle on aesthetic and weight judgments of women’s bodies. PLOS ONE, 18 (10). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0291987

Knight, R. & Preston, C. (2023). Exploring the effects of gender and sexual orientation on disordered eating: an EFA to CFA study of the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire. Journal of Eating Disorders, 11 (1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-023-00821-z

Knight, R. , Carey, M., Jenkinson, P. & Preston, C. (2022). The impact of sexual orientation on how men experience disordered eating and drive for muscularity. Journal of Gay & Lesbian Mental Health, 28(2), 210-232. https://doi.org/10.1080/19359705.2022.2118921

Marques, M., Matos, M., Matila, E., Encantado, J., Duarte, C., Teixeira, P., Stubbs, J., Sniehotta, F., ... & Palmeira, A. (2021). A Theory- and Evidence-Based Digital Intervention Tool for Weight Loss Maintenance (NoHoW Toolkit): Systematic Development and Refinement Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 23(12):e25305. https://doi.org/10.2196/25305

Milson, R., & Madigan, D. J. (2024) Picture Perfect: Perfectionistic Self-Presentation, Instagram Intrusion, and Body Satisfaction in Young Women. Journal of Media Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1027/1864-1105/a000434