Research and analysis

Body confidence campaign publications

Publications promoting positive body image and challenging cultural messages that undermine people’s confidence and resilience.

• From: Government Equalities Office and Jo Swinson
• Published: 23 May 2013
• Last updated: 13 October 2014 — See all updates

Documents

Body confidence: findings from the British Social Attitudes Survey - October 2014

MS Word Document, 3.22 MB

Taking action on body image: an active citizenship toolkit for those working with young people

PDF, 1.19 MB, 18 pages

Body confidence academic seminar

PDF, 1.77 MB, 12 pages

Body Image as a Public Health Concern, by Michaela M. Bucchianeri and Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, University of Minnesota

MS Word Document, 36.8 KB

Current State of Research on Body Image: Evidence, Understanding and Policy, A Perspective from Business and Economics, by Ben Barry, Ryerson University, Toronto

MS Word Document, 36.1 KB

A Gender & Cultural Studies Perspective on Body Image: Evidence, Understanding & Policy Report by Dr Sarah Riley, Aberystwyth University

MS Word Document, 34 KB

Evidence, Understanding and Policy: A Perspective from Psychology - Prevention, Early Intervention and Treatment of Body Image Problems, by Susan J Paxton, La Trobe University, Melbourne

MS Word Document, 50.8 KB

Body confidence: a rapid evidence assessment of the literature

PDF, 638 KB, 48 pages

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Body confidence: a rapid evidence assessment of the literature

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Details

A selection of publications from our body confidence campaign.

Published 23 May 2013

Last updated 13 October 2014 + show all updates

1. 13 October 2014

   Added 'Body confidence: Findings from the British Social Attitudes Survey' and a toolkit 'Taking action on body image'.

2. 30 September 2013

   New research papers added (30 Sept 2013)

3. 23 May 2013

   First published.