Body Image and the Asian Experience
Asians, Asian Americans, and Asian Diasporas Across the Globe
- 1st Edition - December 1, 2024
- Editors: Hsiu-Lan Cheng, Yuying Tsong
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 9 9 8 0 - 9
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 8 3 1 1 - 2
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Request a sales quoteBody Image and the Asian Experience: Asians, Asian Americans, and Asian Diasporas Across the Globe discusses the lack of knowledge and misinformation about body image for people of Asian descent, including Asian nationals dwelling in Asia and those in the diaspora (Asian Americans, Asian immigrants in the UK, Australia, etc.). The first section reviews the past and current theories of body image, specifically for people of Asian descent. The next section presents the current research on body image an Asian Americans and Asians around the globe, including specific demographic and social identity groups. The last section examines practical implications in the aspects of mental health, interpersonal and social relationships, and identify development as informed by body image issues.
- Examines body image of individuals of Asian descent from existing major theories of body image
- Identifies factors critical for understanding body image issues among sexual and gender minority males of Asian descent
- Reviews concerns related to body image, including mental health, relationships with others, and sense of self
Academic students, professors, researchers, and educators and practitioners (e.g., psychologists, counselors, social workers, marriage and family therapists) who work with individuals and families of Asian descent
1. An Introduction: Understanding body image from historical and contemporary perspectives
SECTION 1: Historical and New Theoretical Perspectives
2. Theoretical models of Asian body image
3. Decolonization of the Asian body
SECTION 2: Current State of Body Image Research of Asian and the Diasporas
4. Body Image Assessment
5. Asian female body image research in the U.S., Part I
6. Asian female body image research in the U.S., Part II
7. Asian female body image research Globally - Asia (China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Singapore)
8. Asian female body image research Globally - Outside of Asian (the Asian diasporas, such as the U.K., Australia, New Zealand, etc.)
9. Asian male body image
10. Sexual and gender minority Asian body image
SECTION 3: Practice Implication
11. Mental health: disordered eating
12. Mental health: Mood and other disorders
13. Social Implications: Parenting, relationships, family, school
14. Sense of self, identity development, and self-esteem
15. Future directions/Closing chapter
SECTION 1: Historical and New Theoretical Perspectives
2. Theoretical models of Asian body image
3. Decolonization of the Asian body
SECTION 2: Current State of Body Image Research of Asian and the Diasporas
4. Body Image Assessment
5. Asian female body image research in the U.S., Part I
6. Asian female body image research in the U.S., Part II
7. Asian female body image research Globally - Asia (China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Singapore)
8. Asian female body image research Globally - Outside of Asian (the Asian diasporas, such as the U.K., Australia, New Zealand, etc.)
9. Asian male body image
10. Sexual and gender minority Asian body image
SECTION 3: Practice Implication
11. Mental health: disordered eating
12. Mental health: Mood and other disorders
13. Social Implications: Parenting, relationships, family, school
14. Sense of self, identity development, and self-esteem
15. Future directions/Closing chapter
- No. of pages: 325
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: December 1, 2024
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323999809
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Hsiu-Lan Cheng
Dr. Hsiu-Lan Cheng's research examines help-seeking attitudes and mental health concerns (particularly depression, body image concerns, disordered eating) from the intersection of racial and ethnic minority psychology, objectification theory, attachment theory, and positive psychology. She is particularly interested in understanding the contextualization of mental health and psychological wellbeing within the sociocultural milieu of racism, sexism, classism, immigration, and acculturation. Dr. Cheng’s most recent research projects involve collaboration with San Francisco Chinatown community agencies to highlight the understudied and underserved mental health concerns within the immigrant population. Prior to joining the faculty at the University of San Francisco, Dr. Cheng worked as an assistant professor of counseling psychology at New Mexico State University and a practicing counseling psychologist at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. Dr. Cheng's research has been funded by the American Psychological Association. She is a fellow of the Minority Fellowship Program of the American Psychological Association. Dr. Cheng was named amongst the 99 Top Professors in Counseling, Psychology and Therapy list in the Masters in Counseling Information Guide.
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, University of San Francisco, CAYT
Yuying Tsong
Dr. Yuying Tsong, associate professor in the Department of Human Services, is trained as a Counseling Psychologist and researcher with experiences and expertise in both qualitative and quantitative methodologies and has conducted research in the areas of Asian American Psychology (e.g., help-seeking, immigration’s effects on family, acculturative stress, transnational families), ethnic and sexual minority mental health, and women’s issues (e.g., body dissatisfaction, eating disorders).
Affiliations and expertise
California State University Fullerton, USA