Research Interests
My major area of research interest is in the field of body image, broadly
defined. I am particularly interested in the role of the media in body
image and self-esteem. Other specific topics include: the development
of body image in children, the effect of dieting on psychological well-being
and cognitive performance, body image across the life span, the practice
of hair removal, and stereotyping of fat. My other main focus is an ARC-funded
project in collaboration with Eva Kemps which attempts to understand and
reduce food cravings using an experimental cognitive approach.
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Selected Publications
Dohnt, H. & Tiggemann, M. (2006). The contribution of peer and media
influences to the development of body satisfaction and self-esteem in
young girls: A prospective study. Developmental Psychology, 42,
929-936.
Tiggemann, M. (2005). Body dissatisfaction and adolescent self-esteem: Prospective findings. Body Image, 2, 129-135.
Tiggemann, M. (2005). Television and adolescent body image: The role of program content and viewing motivation. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 24, 193-213.
Tiggemann, M., Hargreaves, D., Polivy, J. & McFarlane, T. (2004). A word-stem completion task to assess implicit processing of appearance-related information. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 57, 73-78.
Tiggemann, M. & Slater, A. (2004). Thin ideals in music television: A source of social comparison and body dissatisfaction. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 35, 48-58.
Tiggemann, M. (2002). Media influences on body image development: In T.F. Cash & T. Pruzinsky (Eds.), Body image: A handbook of theory, research, and clinical practice. New York: Guilford.
Tiggemann, M. & Lynch, J.E. (2001). Body image across the lifespan in adult women: The role of self-objectification. Developmental Psychology, 37, 243-253.
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