CREATING A SAFER BODY IMAGE ENVIRONMENT
FOR THE NEXT GENERATION
by bringing the latest body image research to the world
THE CHALLENGE
77%
of adolescents report body image distress (1)
91%
of adult women want to be thinner (2)
AGE 3
Children can tell us that 'thin is good and fat is bad' from the age of 3 (3)
WHAT WE DO
Creating impact
THE EMBRACE HUB
Creating and collating the best resources to help people feel better about their bodies
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Empowering professionals who work with people in relation to their bodies
CONSULTING
Working with businesses, brands and companies to take an innovative, inclusive approach
WHO WE ARE WORKING WITH ...
Successful Collaborations
“The Body Confident Collective are not only creating solutions and solving problems for the community, but also creating solutions for researchers.
This can break ground and have real impact."
David Williamson
Chief Executive Officer at the Melbourne Innovation Centre
ABOUT US
The Body Confident Collective is led by three body image experts, Dr Zali Yager, Dr Ivanka Prichard, and Dr Laura Hart.
This not-for-profit emerged from our passion for getting the great work of researchers out into the real world to have an impact and improve how people feel about the way they look.
We love to share, innovate, and ideate on all things body image with parents, teachers, professionals, and companies.
Milton, A., Hambleton, A., Roberts, A., Davenport, T., Flego, A., Burns, J., & Hickie, I. (2021). Body Image Distress and Its Associations From an International Sample of Men and Women Across the Adult Life Span: Web-Based Survey Study. JMIR Formative Research, 5(11), e25329.
Runfola, C. D., Von Holle, A., Trace, S. E., Brownley, K. A., Hofmeier, S. M., Gagne, D. A., & Bulik, C. M. (2013). Body dissatisfaction in women across the lifespan: Results of the UNC‐SELF and gender and body image (GABI) studies. European Eating Disorders Review, 21(1), 52-59.
Spiel, E. C., Paxton, S. J., & Yager, Z. (2012). Weight attitudes in 3-to 5-year-old children: Age differences and cross-sectional predictors. Body image, 9(4), 524-527.