Publications by authors named "Alison L Owen"

The study was designed to investigate women's experiences of an age-appearance, facial-ageing, morphing intervention to show the effect of alcohol consumption on their skin. Seventeen women aged 19-32 took part in the study, using individual sessions where they viewed the intervention. Participants were recorded during their viewing of the facial-ageing software, and the recordings of the sessions were then transcribed.

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A systematic review was conducted to examine female body image in relation to the intention, initiation and duration of post-partum infant feeding methods. A search of 10 databases was conducted to identify studies. A total of nine studies were included in the systematic review.

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Purpose: As a majority of skin cancer cases are behaviourally preventable, it is crucial to develop effective strategies to reduce UV exposure. Health-focused interventions have not proved to be sufficiently effective, and it has been suggested that people might be more susceptible to information about the negative effects of the sun on their appearance.

Method: This systematic review of 30 separate papers, reporting 33 individual studies published between 2005 and 2017, assesses the overall effectiveness of appearance interventions on participants' UV exposure and sun protection behaviour.

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