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Overview

Phillippa C. Diedrichs is affiliated with the University of the West of England in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to research in psychology, particularly focusing on clinical psychology and public health. Their work predominantly addresses topics related to eating disorders, body image, and behavioral health interventions.

The main academic fields of study for Phillippa C. Diedrichs include:

  • Psychology

Within these domains, they have contributed to several subfields:

  • Clinical Psychology
  • Pharmacy
  • Applied Psychology
  • Literature and Literary Theory
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

The topics covered in their research reflect interests in health behavior and media influence, including:

  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Obesity and Health Practices
  • Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
  • Media Influence and Health
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Impact of Technology on Adolescents

Phillippa C. Diedrichs has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Kirsty M. Garbett
  • Paul White
  • Helena Lewis-Smith
  • Emily L. Matheson
  • Nadia Craddock

Their most frequent publication venues illustrate a focus on body image and related health topics:

  • Body Image
  • PsycTESTS Dataset
  • International Journal of Eating Disorders
  • BMC Public Health
  • Journal of Medical Internet Research

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Phillippa C. Diedrichs demonstrate engagement with empirical studies on body image interventions and their effects among adolescents and young adults. Notable publications include:

  • Evaluating the "Dove Confident Me" Five-Session Body Image Intervention Delivered by Teachers in Schools: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Effectiveness Trial (2020), Journal of Adolescent Health
  • One size does not fit all: Trajectories of body image development and their predictors in early adolescence (2020), Development and Psychopathology
  • Can following body positive or appearance neutral Facebook pages improve young women's body image and mood? Testing novel social media micro-interventions (2023), Body Image
  • Assessing the impact of body image concerns on functioning across life domains: Development and validation of the Body Image Life Disengagement Questionnaire (BILD-Q) among British adolescents (2021), Body Image
  • The effectiveness of brief animated films as a scalable micro-intervention to improve children's body image: A randomised controlled trial (2020), Body Image

Best Publications

  • 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

  • What works in secondary schools? A systematic review of classroom-based body image programs.

    Zali Yager;Phillippa C. Diedrichs;Lina A. Ricciardelli;Emma Halliwell

  • #fitspo or #loveyourself? The impact of fitspiration and self-compassion Instagram images on women's body image, self-compassion, and mood.

    Amy Slater;Neesha Varsani;Phillippa C. Diedrichs

  • Weight stigma in maternity care: women’s experiences and care providers’ attitudes

    Kate Mulherin;Yvette D Miller;Yvette D Miller;Fiona Kate Barlow;Phillippa C Diedrichs

  • Systematic review of body image measures.

    Johanna Kling;Linda Kwakkenbos;Phillippa C. Diedrichs;Nichola Rumsey

  • Looking age-appropriate while growing old gracefully: A qualitative study of ageing and body image among older adults

    Glen S Jankowski;Phillippa C Diedrichs;Heidi Williamson;Gary Christopher

  • The Mediating Role of Appearance Comparisons in the Relationship Between Media Usage and Self-Objectification in Young Women:

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

  • How is men’s conformity to masculine norms related to their body image? Masculinity and muscularity across western countries

    Kristina Holmqvist Gattario;Ann Frisén;Matthew Fuller-Tyszkiewicz;Lina A. Ricciardelli

  • Testing a dissonance body image intervention among young girls.

    Emma Halliwell;Phillippa C. Diedrichs

  • Waif goodbye! Average-size female models promote positive body image and appeal to consumers

    Phillippa C Diedrichs;Christina Lee

  • Happy Being Me in the UK: a controlled evaluation of a school-based body image intervention with pre-adolescent children

    Emma L. Bird;Emma Halliwell;Phillippa C. Diedrichs;Diana Harcourt

  • Effectiveness of a brief school-based body image intervention 'Dove Confident Me: Single Session' when delivered by teachers and researchers: Results from a cluster randomised controlled trial

    Phillippa C. Diedrichs;Melissa J. Atkinson;Rebecca J. Steer;Kirsty M. Garbett

  • A randomised-controlled trial investigating potential underlying mechanisms of a functionality-based approach to improving women's body image.

    Jessica M. Alleva;Jessica M. Alleva;Phillippa C. Diedrichs;Emma Halliwell;Carolien Martijn

  • How to lose weight bias fast! Evaluating a brief anti-weight bias intervention

    Phillippa C. Diedrichs;Fiona Kate Barlow

  • GI Joe or Average Joe? The impact of average-size and muscular male fashion models on men's and women's body image and advertisement effectiveness

    Phillippa C. Diedrichs;Christina Lee

  • The Cambridge Handbook of the Psychology of Prejudice

    Chris G. Sibley;Fiona Kate Barlow

  • I’m not just fat, I’m old: has the study of body image overlooked “old talk”?

    Carolyn Black Becker;Phillippa C Diedrichs;Glen Jankowski;Chelsey Werchan

  • Can appearance conversations explain differences between gay and heterosexual men's body dissatisfaction?

    Glen S. Jankowski;Phillippa C. Diedrichs;Emma Halliwell

  • Seeing the beauty in everyday people: a qualitative study of young Australians' opinions on body image, the mass media and models.

    Phillippa C. Diedrichs;Christina Lee;Marguerite Kelly

  • Skin Color, Cultural Capital, and Beauty Products: An Investigation of the Use of Skin Fairness Products in Mumbai, India.

    Hemal Shroff;Phillippa C. Diedrichs;Nadia Craddock

  • Media internalization and conformity to traditional masculine norms in relation to body image concerns among men.

    Arthur Y. De Jesus;Lina A. Ricciardelli;Ann Frisén;Linda Smolak

Frequent Co-Authors

Emma Halliwell
Emma Halliwell University of the West of England
Nichola Rumsey
Nichola Rumsey University of the West of England
Fiona Kate Barlow
Fiona Kate Barlow University of Queensland
Ann Frisén
Ann Frisén University of Gothenburg
Diana Harcourt
Diana Harcourt University of the West of England
Lina A. Ricciardelli
Lina A. Ricciardelli Deakin University
Christina Lee
Christina Lee University of Queensland
Chris G. Sibley
Chris G. Sibley University of Auckland
Jasmine Fardouly
Jasmine Fardouly University of Sydney

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