Occupational Therapy in Appearance-Focused Societies: Why Body Image Matters for Practice

In contemporary societies, external physical appearance is emphasized over competencies, emotions, and intellect, and conformity to beauty ideals, highlighting thinness for women and muscularity fo...

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Occupational Therapy in Mental Health
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2026-09-25
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https://doi.org/10.1080/0164212x.2026.2738081
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Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
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Occupational Therapy in Appearance-Focused Societies: Why Body Image Matters for Practice

Shahar Zaguri‐Vittenberg, Stav Ben Zagmi-Averbuch
Occupational Therapy in Mental Health
Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
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Occupational Therapy in Appearance-Focused Societies: Why Body Image Matters for Practice

Shahar Zaguri‐Vittenberg, Stav Ben Zagmi-Averbuch
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In contemporary societies, external physical appearance is emphasized over competencies, emotions, and intellect, and conformity to beauty ideals, highlighting thinness for women and muscularity fo...

Occupational Therapy in Mental Health
Bar-Ilan University (IL), Jönköping University (SE)
Gender equality
Openalex Percentile: Top 7%
Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
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