[BOOK][B] The social psychology of facial appearance

R Bull, N Rumsey - 2012 - books.google.com
Several years ago Coleman (1981) reported that in 1979 one of the many in ternational
cosmetics companies had an annual sales figure of $2. 38 billion, nearly 1. 25 million sales …

Body image and disfigurement: issues and interventions

N Rumsey, D Harcourt - Body image, 2004 - Elsevier
Whether present at birth, congenital or acquired later in life, a visible disfigurement can have
a profound psychological impact upon the individual concerned. Difficulties include adverse …

Altered body image: appearance‐related concerns of people with visible disfigurement

N Rumsey, A Clarke, P White… - Journal of advanced …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Aim. The aim of this paper is to report a study to establish the extent and type of psychosocial
needs of outpatients attending for treatment of a wide range of disfiguring conditions. …

[BOOK][B] The psychology of appearance

N Rumsey, D Harcourt - 2005 - books.google.com
Appearance-related concerns and distress are experienced by a significant proportion of
people with visible disfigurements, and are also reaching epidemic proportions in the general …

Adolescents with and without a facial difference: The role of friendships and social acceptance in perceptions of appearance and emotional resilience

KB Feragen, IL Kvalem, N Rumsey, AIH Borge - Body Image, 2010 - Elsevier
This study investigated the role of friendships and social acceptance in self-perceptions of
appearance and depressive symptoms, comparing adolescents with and without a facial …

Systematic review of body image measures

J Kling, L Kwakkenbos, PC Diedrichs, N Rumsey… - Body image, 2019 - Elsevier
This systematic review synthesizes and critically appraises measurement properties of influential
body image measures. Eight measures that met the definition of an assessment of body …

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

…, BG Stuijfzand, G Treneman-Evans, N Rumsey - Body image, 2018 - Elsevier
Focusing on body functionality is a promising technique for improving women’s body image.
This study replicates prior research in a large novel sample, tests longer-term follow-up …

Exploring the psychosocial concerns of outpatients with disfiguring conditions

N Rumsey, A Clarke, P White - Journal of wound care, 2003 - magonlinelibrary.com
Objective: This study was undertaken to establish the extent and type of psychosocial need
in outpatients attending for treatment for a variety of disfiguring conditions. Method: A total of …

The psychological effect of mastectomy with or without breast reconstruction: a prospective, multicenter study

DM Harcourt, NJ Rumsey, NR Ambler… - Plastic and …, 2003 - journals.lww.com
: A multicenter, prospective study (n= 103) examined the psychological implications of
women's decisions for or against breast reconstruction. Recognized measures of anxiety, …

Doing synchronous online focus groups with young people: Methodological reflections

FE Fox, M Morris, N Rumsey - Qualitative health research, 2007 - journals.sagepub.com
Although online focus groups are emerging as a worthwhile methodological approach for
qualitative researchers, reporting has been constrained in several ways. The majority of …