Show Notes
Welcome back to the final episode in the summer shorts series! Over the summer, we’re bringing you short episodes focusing on a recently published paper by researchers at the team at the Centre for Appearance Research.
Today, Maia speaks to Kirsty Garbett (Research Fellow at CAR) about her paper titled: ‘Body Image Among Girls In Indonesia: Associations with Disordered Eating Behaviours, Life Engagement, Desire for Cosmetic Surgery and Psychosocial Influences’.
To find our more you can read the published paper here: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/20/14/6394
To hear more related to this topic you can check out previous Appearance Matters the podcast episodes:
Warna Warni Waktu - Improving Girls' Body Confidence in Indonesia https://soundcloud.com/appearance-matters/76-warna-warni-waktu-improving-girls-body-confidence-in-indonesia
Racism, Colourism, and Constructing Whiteness in Indonesia https://soundcloud.com/appearance-matters/racism-colourism-and-constructing-whiteness-in-indonesia
Summer shorts series developed by Nadia Craddock Episode produced by Maia Thornton Photo: Jon Lach via Unsplash
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