Show Notes
Find out more about Body Confident Sport - two new body image programmes designed to support girls in sport settings.
Nadia speaks with Dr Emily Matheson, Dr Kat Schneider, Dr Courtney Boucher, and Dr Nicole LeVoi to hear more have this 3-year project from conception to dissemination.
Body Confident Sport Website: https://www.bodyconfidentsport.com
Centre for Appearance Research Website: www.uwe.ac.uk/car Tucker Center Website: https://www.cehd.umn.edu/tuckercenter/
Papers: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2023.06.012 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2023.06.013 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2023.05.002 https://doi.org/10.1080/10413200.2023.2212023 https://doi.org/10.1080/1750984X.2023.2258379 https://doi.org/10.1123/iscj.2023-0035
Episode developed and produced by Nadia Craddock.
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