Browsing BI Open by Author "Swami, Viren"
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Asexuality is inversely associated with positive body image in British adults
Swami, Viren; Laughton, Ryan; Grover, Simmy; Furnham, Adrian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Research on positive body image has infrequently considered sexual minority orientations beyond lesbians, gay men, and bisexual persons. Indeed, there is no existing research on the relationships between body image and ... -
Breast size dissatisfaction, but not body dissatisfaction, is associated with breast self-examination frequency and breast change detection in British women
Swami, Viren; Furnham, Adrian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Studies examining associations between body image and breast self-examination (BSE) have returned mixed findings, but this may be a function of focusing on global body image. Here, we examined the impact of breast size ... -
Mental health literacy of maternal and paternal postnatal (postpartum) depression in British adults
Swami, Viren; Barron, David; Smith, Lee; Furnham, Adrian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Postnatal depression affects between 6 and 13% of new parents, but only a small proportion of individuals who meet diagnostic criteria receive optimal treatment. One reason for this is poor mental health literacy of postnatal ... -
The Nature of Positive Body Image: Examining Associations Between Nature Exposure, Self-Compassion, Functionality Appreciation, and Body Appreciation
Swami, Viren; Barron, David; Hari, Ranjeev; Grover, Simmy; Smith, Lee; Furnham, Adrian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Previous studies have shown that exposure to natural environments is associated with positive body image, but mechanistic pathways are not fully understood. Here, we tested one possible pathway, namely with self-compassion ... -
Taking it apart and putting it back together again: Using Item PoolVisualisation to summarise complex data patterns in (positive) bodyimage research
Swami, Viren; Furnham, Adrian; Horne, George; Stieger, Stefan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Issues of construct commonality and distinguishability in body image research are typically addressed using structural equal models, but such methods can sometimes present problems of interpretation when data patterns are ... -
The relationship between schizotypal facets and conspiracist beliefs via cognitive processes
Barron, David; Furnham, Adrian; Weis, Laura; Morgan, Kevin; Towell, Tony; Swami, Viren (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)This study sought to replicate previous work showing relationships between components of schizotypy and conspiracist beliefs, and extend it by examining the mediating role of cognitive processes. An international online ... -
To Brexit or not to Brexit: The roles of Islamophobia, conspiracist beliefs, and integrated threat in voting intentions for the United Kingdom European Union membership referendum
Swami, Viren; Barron, David; Weis, Laura; Furnham, Adrian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)We used an identities approach to examine voting intentions in the June 2016 UK referendum on membership of the European Union ( EU). In April 2016, 303 British adults (58.7% women, age M = 34.73) indicated their voting ...