Publications by authors named "I Prichard"

Diet and fitness applications (apps) are marketed as health tools. Emerging research suggests that these apps may be linked to disordered eating symptomology. This systematic review aimed to collate and synthesise research examining the relationship between diet and fitness app use and disordered eating, including body image concerns and compulsive exercise.

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Healthy diets are crucial for maintaining overall well-being and reducing risk of health complications. Visual cues and primes are popular implicit nudging techniques for promoting healthier consumption habits. The present review and meta-analysis was conducted and reported according to PRISMA guidelines.

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Article Synopsis
  • Universal body image interventions can help young people facing body dissatisfaction, but often struggle with scalability and non-professional delivery.
  • The Embrace Kids Classroom Program (EKCP) aims to tackle these issues using a teacher-led approach in schools, focusing on boosting students' strengths.
  • A pilot study in Australian primary schools showed the EKCP was well-received, leading to a slight increase in self-compassion among participants, although the effect diminished over time.
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Women remain underrepresented in tennis coaching roles in Australia. This study aimed to examine the factors (barriers and facilitators) that may underlie gendered experiences in sport coaching and their links to retention in the profession, through the lens of Self-determination Theory. An online survey assessed barriers to coaching (individual, interpersonal, organisational and socio-cultural levels), coaching motivation and social support for coaching.

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Fitspiration presents idealised bodies to viewers, emphasising a fit ideal to women and a muscular ideal to men. Previous content analyses have focused on images from Instagram, with research yet to examine video content on TikTok or verify the accuracy of the diet and exercise information posted by fitness influencers. This content analysis examined 200 videos from popular TikTok fitspiration hashtags (fitness, fitspo, gymtok, fittok).

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