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Overview

Lenny R. Vartanian is affiliated with the University of New South Wales in Australia. Their academic work primarily centers around psychology, with a significant focus on clinical psychology. Their body of research spans applied psychology, public health, environmental and occupational health, pharmacy, and marketing.

The main topics of research explored by Vartanian include eating disorders and behaviors, behavioral health and interventions, obesity, physical activity and diet, obesity and health practices, obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders, body image and dysmorphia studies, as well as consumer behavior in brand consumption and identification.

Lenny R. Vartanian has contributed numerous scholarly articles, with recent notable papers encompassing:

  • Psychiatric and medical comorbidities of eating disorders: findings from a rapid review of the literature, 2022, Journal of Eating Disorders
  • Risk factors for eating disorders: findings from a rapid review, 2023, Journal of Eating Disorders
  • Eating disorder outcomes: findings from a rapid review of over a decade of research, 2023, Journal of Eating Disorders
  • Epidemiology of eating disorders: population, prevalence, disease burden and quality of life informing public policy in Australia-a rapid review, 2023, Journal of Eating Disorders
  • Screening, assessment and diagnosis in the eating disorders: findings from a rapid review, 2022, Journal of Eating Disorders

They frequently publish in the following venues:

  • Journal of Eating Disorders
  • Body Image
  • Appetite
  • PsycTESTS Dataset
  • Self and Identity

Vartanian collaborates extensively with several co-authors including:

  • Sarah Maguire
  • Stephen Touyz
  • Emma Bryant
  • Danielle Maloney
  • Jasmine Fardouly

Their research outputs focus strongly on clinical psychological aspects of eating disorders and related behavioral health interventions, reflecting a thorough investigation into the multifaceted nature of these conditions and their broader health implications. The work contributes to understanding epidemiology, risk factors, and outcomes relevant to public health policy and clinical practice.

Best Publications

  • Effects of Soft Drink Consumption on Nutrition and Health: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Lenny R. Vartanian;Marlene B. Schwartz;Kelly D. Brownell

  • Social comparisons on social media: THE impact of Facebook on young women's body image concerns and mood

    Jasmine Fardouly;Phillippa C. Diedrichs;Lenny R. Vartanian;Emma Halliwell

  • Social Media and Body Image Concerns: Current Research and Future Directions

    Jasmine Fardouly;Lenny R. Vartanian

  • Negative comparisons about one's appearance mediate the relationship between Facebook usage and body image concerns.

    Jasmine Fardouly;Lenny R. Vartanian

  • The influence of one's own body weight on implicit and explicit anti-fat bias.

    Marlene B. Schwartz;Lenny R. Vartanian;Brian A. Nosek;Kelly D. Brownell

  • Effects of weight stigma on exercise motivation and behavior: a preliminary investigation among college-aged females.

    Lenny R. Vartanian;Jacqueline G. Shaprow

  • Instagram use and young women’s body image concerns and self-objectification: Testing mediational pathways.

    Jasmine Fardouly;Brydie K Willburger;Lenny R Vartanian

  • The impact of appearance comparisons made through social media, traditional media, and in person in women's everyday lives.

    Jasmine Fardouly;Rebecca T. Pinkus;Lenny R. Vartanian

  • Internalized Societal Attitudes Moderate the Impact of Weight Stigma on Avoidance of Exercise

    Lenny R. Vartanian;Sarah A. Novak

  • Consumption stereotypes and impression management: How you are what you eat

    Lenny R. Vartanian;C. Peter Herman;Janet Polivy

  • Weight stigma and eating behavior: A review of the literature.

    Lenny R. Vartanian;Alexis M. Porter

  • The relationship between weight stigma and eating behavior is explained by weight bias internalization and psychological distress.

    Kerry Steven O'Brien;Janet Latner;Rebecca M Puhl;Lenny R Vartanian

  • The relationship between eating disorder not otherwise specified (EDNOS) and officially recognized eating disorders: Meta-analysis and implications for DSM

    Jennifer J. Thomas;Lenny R. Vartanian;Kelly D. Brownell

  • Psychiatric and medical comorbidities of eating disorders: findings from a rapid review of the literature

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  • Risk factors for eating disorders: findings from a rapid review

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  • Self-concept clarity, thin-ideal internalization, and appearance-related social comparison as predictors of body dissatisfaction.

    Lenny R. Vartanian;Shanta Dey

  • When the body defines the self: Self-concept clarity, internalization, and body image.

    Lenny R. Vartanian

  • Disgust and perceived control in attitudes toward obese people

    L R Vartanian

  • Appearance vs. health motives for exercise and for weight loss

    Lenny R. Vartanian;Christopher M. Wharton;Erica B. Green

  • Primum Non Nocere: Obesity Stigma and Public Health

    Lenny R. Vartanian;Joshua M. Smyth

  • Are we aware of the external factors that influence our food intake

    Lenny R. Vartanian;C. Peter Herman;Brian Wansink

  • The role of familiarity on modeling of eating and food consumption in children.

    Sarah-Jeanne Salvy;Lenny R. Vartanian;Jennifer S. Coelho;Denise Jarrin

  • Social Influences on Eating

    C. Peter Herman;Janet Polivy;Patricia Pliner;Lenny R. Vartanian

Frequent Co-Authors

C. Peter Herman
C. Peter Herman University of Toronto
Janet Polivy
Janet Polivy University of Toronto
Jasmine Fardouly
Jasmine Fardouly University of Sydney
Patricia Pliner
Patricia Pliner University of Toronto
Joshua M. Smyth
Joshua M. Smyth Pennsylvania State University
Stephen Touyz
Stephen Touyz University of Sydney
Kelly D. Brownell
Kelly D. Brownell Duke University
Jessica R. Grisham
Jessica R. Grisham University of New South Wales
Jeffrey M. Brunstrom
Jeffrey M. Brunstrom University of Bristol
Suzanne Higgs
Suzanne Higgs University of Birmingham

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