Jessica F Saunders
Biographic Data
| ID | 6036374 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jessica F Saunders |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jessica F |
| FAMILY NAME | Saunders |
| SIGNATURE | SAUNDERS J F |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Calgary |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1510-7471 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 45 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Factor Structure and Measurement Invariance of the Farsi Version of the Nine-Item Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder Screen (F-Nias)
The relationship between celebrities and body image ideals among Hispanic and Black women
Going against everything society has told me”
Taking Weight Out of the Equation
Weight-neutral approaches emphasize improving individuals’ relationships with food and prioritizing emotional and physical well-being over the pursuit of a lower weight as well as support the reduction of stigma experienced by persons with larger bodies. Discourse about health in schools needs to consider students of all sizes as well as the complexities of the relationship that individuals develop with their bodies. A comprehensive school health…
Early childhood growth in Daasanach pastoralists of Northern Kenya
OBJECTIVES: Investigations of early childhood growth among small-scale populations are essential for understanding human life history variation and enhancing the ability to serve such communities through global public health initiatives. This study characterizes early childhood growth trajectories and identifies differences in growth patterns relative to international references among Daasanach semi-nomadic pastoralist children living in a hot, a…
“Anorexia doesn’t exist when you’re Latina”
Changes in Pre-Service Teacher Personal and Professional Attitudes Following a Comprehensive School Health Course
Comprehensive school health (CSH) is a framework that can support teachers in the delivery of health-related content as well as supporting health promotion within the school community. In this study, 222 Bachelor of Education students completed surveys at the beginning and end of a mandatory six-week course on CSH with a body weight-neutral focus. Following the course, participants had significantly positively increased attitudes toward CSH, self…
Bridging Cultural Identities
Many modern emerging adults undertake the task of identity development while navigating life on a post-secondary campus, where they assimilate to new social and learning environments. Emerging adult newcomers (i.e. immigrants) must navigate additional developmental challenges as they reconcile their cultural, ethnic, and personal identity development simultaneously while facing systemic barriers to post-secondary integration. We employed an arts-…
You Can Do So Much Better Than What They Expect”
Newcomer adolescents make up a large minority of Canada's population and their positive integration experiences with education systems across the country are critical for both their development and the country's long-term success. The current study examined newcomer adolescents' ( n = 4, between 16 and 18 years old) integration experiences using an arts-based engagement ethnography to understand what influences their positive integration into the…
From self(ie)-objectification to self-empowerment
Body-, Eating-, and Exercise-Related Comparisons During Eating Disorder Recovery and Validation of the Beecom-R
Social comparison tendencies are strongly associated with body dissatisfaction and disordered eating. In the current study, we quantitatively examined the structure and predictive value of these constructs during eating disorder recovery. We revised an existing measure of body-, eating-, and exercise-related social comparisons, the Body, Eating, and Exercise Comparison Orientation Measure (BEECOM), to improve psychometric properties. We also asse…
How Gender and Race Stereotypes Impact the Advancement of Scholars in STEM
Body Dissatisfaction in Early Adolescence
Body Dissatisfaction in Early Adolescence
Body-, Eating-, and Exercise-Related Comparisons During Eating Disorder Recovery and Validation of the Beecom-R
Social comparison tendencies are strongly associated with body dissatisfaction and disordered eating. In the current study, we quantitatively examined the structure and predictive value of these constructs during eating disorder recovery. We revised an existing measure of body-, eating-, and exercise-related social comparisons, the Body, Eating, and Exercise Comparison Orientation Measure (BEECOM), to improve psychometric properties. We also asse…
How Gender and Race Stereotypes Impact the Advancement of Scholars in STEM
From self(ie)-objectification to self-empowerment
Bridging Cultural Identities
Many modern emerging adults undertake the task of identity development while navigating life on a post-secondary campus, where they assimilate to new social and learning environments. Emerging adult newcomers (i.e. immigrants) must navigate additional developmental challenges as they reconcile their cultural, ethnic, and personal identity development simultaneously while facing systemic barriers to post-secondary integration. We employed an arts-…
You Can Do So Much Better Than What They Expect”
Newcomer adolescents make up a large minority of Canada's population and their positive integration experiences with education systems across the country are critical for both their development and the country's long-term success. The current study examined newcomer adolescents' ( n = 4, between 16 and 18 years old) integration experiences using an arts-based engagement ethnography to understand what influences their positive integration into the…
Changes in Pre-Service Teacher Personal and Professional Attitudes Following a Comprehensive School Health Course
Comprehensive school health (CSH) is a framework that can support teachers in the delivery of health-related content as well as supporting health promotion within the school community. In this study, 222 Bachelor of Education students completed surveys at the beginning and end of a mandatory six-week course on CSH with a body weight-neutral focus. Following the course, participants had significantly positively increased attitudes toward CSH, self…
Taking Weight Out of the Equation
Weight-neutral approaches emphasize improving individuals’ relationships with food and prioritizing emotional and physical well-being over the pursuit of a lower weight as well as support the reduction of stigma experienced by persons with larger bodies. Discourse about health in schools needs to consider students of all sizes as well as the complexities of the relationship that individuals develop with their bodies. A comprehensive school health…
Early childhood growth in Daasanach pastoralists of Northern Kenya
OBJECTIVES: Investigations of early childhood growth among small-scale populations are essential for understanding human life history variation and enhancing the ability to serve such communities through global public health initiatives. This study characterizes early childhood growth trajectories and identifies differences in growth patterns relative to international references among Daasanach semi-nomadic pastoralist children living in a hot, a…
“Anorexia doesn’t exist when you’re Latina”
Factor Structure and Measurement Invariance of the Farsi Version of the Nine-Item Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder Screen (F-Nias)
The relationship between celebrities and body image ideals among Hispanic and Black women
Going against everything society has told me”
Psychology (11 works) · Eating Disorders and Behaviors (6 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Developmental psychology (4 works) · Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies (3 works) · Pedagogy (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Body mass index (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works)