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David A. Frederick

David A. Frederick

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Psychology

D-Index
49
Citations
10345
World Ranking
5657
National Ranking
3073

Overview

David A. Frederick is affiliated with Chapman University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Psychology, with a significant focus on Clinical Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Pharmacy, Marketing, and Social Psychology as subfields.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
  • Obesity and Health Practices
  • Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
  • Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Reproductive Health and Technologies

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Body Image
  • Archives of Sexual Behavior
  • UNC Libraries
  • Reproductive Health
  • Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism

David A. Frederick has contributed to several recent papers, including:

  • Demographic predictors of body image satisfaction: The U.S. Body Project I (2022, Body Image)
  • Pathways from sociocultural and objectification constructs to body satisfaction among women: The U.S. Body Project I (2022, Body Image)

Co-authors frequently collaborating with Frederick include:

  • Lauren M. Schaefer
  • Stuart B. Murray
  • Emilio J. Compte
  • Rachel F. Rodgers
  • Toivo Aavik

Their work addresses complex issues related to body image, sociocultural influences, and eating pathology. Notably, several papers have been published in the journal Body Image, reflecting a sustained engagement with this research area.

Best Publications

  • The Attractive Female Body Weight and Female Body Dissatisfaction in 26 Countries Across 10 World Regions: Results of the International Body Project I

    Viren Swami;David A Frederick;Toivo Aavik;Lidia Alcalay

  • Development and validation of the Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire-4 (SATAQ-4).

    Lauren M. Schaefer;Natasha L. Burke;J. Kevin Thompson;Robert F. Dedrick

  • Desiring the Muscular Ideal: Men's Body Satisfaction in the United States, Ukraine, and Ghana

    David A. Frederick;Gregory M. Buchanan;Leila Sadehgi-Azar;Letitia Anne Peplau

  • Why Is Muscularity Sexy? Tests of the Fitness Indicator Hypothesis

    David A. Frederick;Martie G. Haselton

  • Ovulatory shifts in human female ornamentation: near ovulation, women dress to impress.

    Martie G. Haselton;Mina Mortezaie;Elizabeth G. Pillsworth;April Bleske-Rechek

  • Does size matter? Men's and women's views on penis size across the lifespan.

    Janet Lever;David A. Frederick;Letitia Anne Peplau

  • The UCLA Body Project I: Gender and Ethnic Differences in Self-Objectification and Body Satisfaction Among 2,206 Undergraduates

    David A. Frederick;Gordon B. Forbes;Kristina E. Grigorian;Johanna M. Jarcho

  • Body Image Satisfaction in Heterosexual, Gay, and Lesbian Adults

    Letitia Anne Peplau;David A. Frederick;Curtis Yee;Natalya Maisel

  • Differences in Orgasm Frequency Among Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Heterosexual Men and Women in a U.S. National Sample

    David A. Frederick;H. Kate St. John;H. Kate St. John;Justin R. Garcia;Elisabeth A. Lloyd

  • The swimsuit issue: Correlates of body image in a sample of 52,677 heterosexual adults

    David A. Frederick;Letitia Anne Peplau;Janet Lever

  • Adaptive rationality: An evolutionary perspective on cognitive bias

    Martie G. Haselton;Gregory A. Bryant;Andreas Wilke;David A. Frederick

  • Do representations of male muscularity differ in men's and women's magazines?

    David A. Frederick;Daniel M.T. Fessler;Martie G. Haselton

  • Interest in cosmetic surgery and body image: views of men and women across the lifespan.

    David A Frederick;Janet Lever;Letitia Anne Peplau

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  • What Keeps Passion Alive? Sexual Satisfaction Is Associated With Sexual Communication, Mood Setting, Sexual Variety, Oral Sex, Orgasm, and Sex Frequency in a National U.S. Study

    David A. Frederick;Janet Lever;Brian Joseph Gillespie;Justin R. Garcia

  • Male body image: The roles of sexual orientation and body mass index across five national U.S. Studies.

    David A. Frederick;Jamal H. Essayli

  • Close adult friendships, gender, and the life cycle

    Brian Joseph Gillespie;Janet Lever;David Frederick;Tracy Royce

  • The Science of Sex Appeal: An Evolutionary Perspective

    Gordon G. Gallup;David A. Frederick

  • Trade-offs in a dangerous world: women's fear of crime predicts preferences for aggressive and formidable mates

    Jeffrey K. Snyder;Daniel M.T. Fessler;Leonid Tiokhin;David A. Frederick

  • Upset Over Sexual versus Emotional Infidelity Among Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Heterosexual Adults.

    David A. Frederick;Melissa R. Fales

  • Conditional mate preferences: Factors influencing preferences for height

    Irmina Salska;David A. Frederick;Boguslaw Pawlowski;Boguslaw Pawlowski;Andrew H. Reilly

Frequent Co-Authors

Martie G. Haselton
Martie G. Haselton University of California, Los Angeles
Viren Swami
Viren Swami Anglia Ruskin University
J. Kevin Thompson
J. Kevin Thompson University of South Florida
Drew A. Anderson
Drew A. Anderson University at Albany, State University of New York
Kelly L. Klump
Kelly L. Klump Michigan State University
Anna M. Bardone-Cone
Anna M. Bardone-Cone University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Adrian Furnham
Adrian Furnham BI Norwegian Business School
Justin R. Garcia
Justin R. Garcia Indiana University
Félix Neto
Félix Neto University of Porto
Letitia Anne Peplau
Letitia Anne Peplau University of California, Los Angeles

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