Author: Branded Bodies

White logic, white methods

A drive to increase diversity in clinical trials

Handley, G., Kubota, J. T., & Cloutier, J. (2023). Reading the mind in the eyes of Black and White people: Interracial contact and perceived race affects brain activity when inferring mental states. NeuroImage, 269, 119910.

Jovchelovitch, S. (2019). Knowledge in context: Representations, community and culture. Routledge.

Jovchelovitch, S. (2001). Social representations, public life and social construction.

Moscovici, S. (2001). Social representations: Explorations in social psychology. Polity Press.

Zuberi, T., & Bonilla-Silva, E. (Eds.). (2008). White logic, white methods: Racism and methodology. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.

Behaviour at birth…

de Klerk, C. C., Filippetti, M. L., & Rigato, S. (2021). The development of body representations: An associative learning account. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 288(1949), 20210070.

Gibson, J. J. (1978). The ecological approach to the visual perception of pictures. Leonardo, 11(3), 227-235.

Kringelbach, M. L., & Berridge, K. C. (2012). The joyful mind. Scientific American, 307(2), 40-45.

Lagercrantz, H. (2016). The good stress of being born. Acta Paediatrica, 105(12), 1413-1416.

Rochat, P. (2012). Primordial sense of embodied self-unity. In V. Slaughter & Brownell, C. A. (Eds.), Early development of body representations (Vol. 13). Cambridge University Press.

Body memory constructed…

Bahrick, L. E. (2013). Body perception: Intersensory origins of self and other perception in newborns. Current Biology, 23(23), R1039-R1041.

Damasio, A. R. (1999). The feeling of what happens: Body and emotion in the making of consciousness.

Koch, S. C., Müller, C., Summa, M., & Fuchs, T. (2012). Body memory, metaphor and movement. Body Memory, Metaphor and Movement.

Merleau-Ponty, M. (1945/2012). Phenomenology of perception.

Riva, G. (2018). The neuroscience of body memory: From the self through the space to the others. Cortex, 104, 241-260.

Our body is aesthetic & functional…

Don’t Shock Me: Madalyn’s law USA/NJ petition.

Lauren Wasser – Shocking TRUE Story: “I Lost Both Of My Legs Because Of A Tampon” (Health Warning). Diary of a CEO: Steven Bartlett (youtube).

Toxic shock syndrome – National Health Service (NHS).

Probiotic combo stops bacteria that cause toxic shock syndrome. Science Daily.

Schlievert, P. M., Gaitán, A. V., Kilgore, S. H., Roe, A. L., Maukonen, J., Lehtoranta, L., … & Marsman, D. S. (2023). Inhibition of Toxic Shock Syndrome-Associated Staphylococcus aureus by Probiotic Lactobacilli. Microbiology Spectrum, e01735-23.

Sexuality + physical attractiveness…

Avalos, L., Tylka, T. L., & Wood-Barcalow, N. (2005). The body appreciation scale: Development and psychometric evaluation. Body image, 2(3), 285-297.

Cash, T. F. (2012). Encyclopedia of body image and human appearance. Academic Press..

Grogan, S. (2021). Body image: Understanding body dissatisfaction in men, women and children. Routledge.

Quittkat, H. L., Hartmann, A. S., Düsing, R., Buhlmann, U., & Vocks, S. (2019). Body dissatisfaction, importance of appearance, and body appreciation in men and women over the lifespan. Frontiers in psychiatry, 10, 864.

Vossbeck-Elsebusch, A. N., Waldorf, M., Legenbauer, T., Bauer, A., Cordes, M., & Vocks, S. (2014). German version of the Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire–Appearance Scales (MBSRQ-AS): confirmatory factor analysis and validation. Body image, 11(3), 191-200.

Physiology + personal VoA

Crăciun, I. C. (2023). Fostering Development in Midlife and Older Age: A Positive Psychology Perspective. Springer Nature.

Levy, B. (2009). Stereotype embodiment: A psychosocial approach to aging. Current directions in psychological science, 18(6), 332-336.

Levy, B. R., & Bavishi, A. (2018). Survival advantage mechanism: Inflammation as a mediator of positive self-perceptions of aging on longevity. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 73(3), 409-412.

Levy, B. R., Moffat, S., Resnick, S. M., Slade, M. D., & Ferrucci, L. (2016). Buffer against cumulative stress. GeroPsych.

Levy, B. R., Slade, M. D., Kunkel, S. R., & Kasl, S. V. (2002). Longevity increased by positive self-perceptions of aging. Journal of personality and social psychology, 83(2), 261.

Levy, B. R., Slade, M. D., May, J., & Caracciolo, E. A. (2006). Physical recovery after acute myocardial infarction: Positive age self-stereotypes as a resource. The International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 62(4), 285-301.

Wurm, S., & Schäfer, S. K. (2022). Gain-but not loss-related self-perceptions of aging predict mortality over a period of 23 years: A multidimensional approach. Journal of personality and social psychology.

Personal VoA + Ageing…

Coudin, G., & Alexopoulos, T. (2010). ‘Help me! I’m old!’How negative aging stereotypes create dependency among older adults. Aging & mental health, 14(5), 516-523.

Kornadt, A. E., Kessler, E. M., Wurm, S., Bowen, C. E., Gabrian, M., & Klusmann, V. (2020). Views on ageing: A lifespan perspective. European Journal of Ageing, 17, 387-401.

Levy, B. (1996). Improving memory in old age through implicit self-stereotyping. Journal of personality and social psychology, 71(6), 1092.

Levy, B. R., Hausdorff, J. M., Hencke, R., & Wei, J. Y. (2000). Reducing cardiovascular stress with positive self-stereotypes of aging. The journals of gerontology series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 55(4), P205-P213.

Levy, B. R., & Myers, L. M. (2004). Preventive health behaviors influenced by self-perceptions of aging. Preventive medicine, 39(3), 625-629.

Levy, B. R., Slade, M. D., Kunkel, S. R., & Kasl, S. V. (2002). Longevity increased by positive self-perceptions of aging. Journal of personality and social psychology, 83(2), 261.

Psychological expectations +…

Allport, G. W. (1954). The nature of prejudice. Perseus Publishing.

Levy, B. (2009). Stereotype embodiment: A psychosocial approach to aging. Current directions in psychological science, 18(6), 332-336.

Levy, B. R., Slade, M. D., & Kasl, S. V. (2002). Longitudinal benefit of positive self-perceptions of aging on functional health. The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 57(5), P409-P417.

Mead, G. H. (1934). Mind, self, and society. Chicago: University of Chicago press.

Merton, R. K. (1968). Social theory and social structure. Simon and Schuster.

Personal VoA vs…

Levy, B. (2009). Stereotype embodiment: A psychosocial approach to aging. Current directions in psychological science, 18(6), 332-336.

Levy, B. R., Slade, M. D., & Kasl, S. V. (2002). Longitudinal benefit of positive self-perceptions of aging on functional health. The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 57(5), P409-P417.

Levy, B. R., & Myers, L. M. (2004). Preventive health behaviors influenced by self-perceptions of aging. Preventive medicine, 39(3), 625-629.

Kornadt, A. E., Voss, P., & Rothermund, K. (2017). Age stereotypes and self-views revisited: Patterns of internalization and projection processes across the life span. Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 72(4), 582-592.

Rothermund, K., & Brandtstädter, J. (2003). Age stereotypes and self-views in later life: Evaluating rival assumptions. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 27(6), 549-554.

Schwarz, N., & Bless, H. (1992). Assimilation and contrast effects in attitude measurement: An inclusion/exclusion model. ACR North American Advances.

Shrira, A., Palgi, Y., & Diehl, M. (2022). Advancing the field of subjective views of aging: An overview of recent achievements. Subjective Views of Aging: Theory, Research, and Practice, 11-37.