Perfectionism link with eating disorders
Targeting perfectionism may be of benefit in buffering young people against the development of eating disorders.
Flinders honours its top professors
Flinders University has honoured a group of its most eminent professors with the inaugural award of the title of “Matthew Flinders Distinguished Professor”.
Eating disorders flying under the radar
Eating disorders are increasingly overlooked in Australia because society is too focused on obesity prevention, Professor Tracey Wade says.
Poor body image linked with Facebook time
Teenage girls are spending a concerning amount of time on the Internet, potentially leading to low self-esteem and body dissatisfaction.
Academy Fellowships for two Flinders academics
Two Flinders University academics, psychologist Professor Marika Tiggemann and medical bioengineer Professor Karen Reynolds, have been elected as Fellows by their respective peak academic bodies, the Australian Academy of Social Sciences and the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering.