Theme | Recommendation |
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Diverse beauty standards across groups | - Incorporate diverse appearance narratives - Address physical features influencing attractiveness beyond body shape and size (e.g., hair, skin tone) - Include information emphasizing appearance issues relevant to women of color (e.g., family influences, curvy ideal) |
Lack of acknowledgement of racialized beauty standards and cultural appropriation | - Address racialized aspects of beauty - Retain some discourse surrounding thinness - Discuss cultural appropriation |
Culturally-specific impacts of standards | - Target consequences of appearance discrepancies for women of color (e.g., microaggressions) - Reflect harmful consequences of beauty ideals pertinent to women of color - Address detrimental aspects of appearance ideals beyond thinness |
Harm of appearance-related comments | - Include education regarding consequences of weight-related talk and deterrence strategies |
Stigmatization of mental health | - Acknowledge stigma - Expand outreach and engagement within Black and Latina communities |
Limitations of available resources | - Address misconceptions (e.g., EDs only affect White women) - Note prevalence and presentations of EDs in women of color |
Facilitators and barriers to inclusive programming | - When possible, offer individuals options for either racially and ethnically homogenous or heterogenous groups - skilled facilitation - validation of individual differences - fostering connection - defining appearance broadly (emphasize body acceptance over appearance) |