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Chartered Psychologist and Associate Fellow, British Psychological Society

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Associate Editor, Body Image

Associate Editor, PLOS One

Board Director, Asian Psychological Associations

The Body Acceptance by Others Scale: An assessment of its factorial validity in adults from the United Kingdom

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COVID-19-related stress and anxiety are associated with negative body image in adults from the United Kingdom

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Professor Viren Swami is Professor of Social Psychology in the School of Psychology and Sport Science at Anglia Ruskin University. His research focuses on the psychology of body image, human appearance, and attraction in relationships. He has a particular interest in cross-cultural differences in body image and beauty ideals. He also explores the impact of physical appearance in how relationships are formed as well as body art (particularly tattoos). Recent studies include women’s perceptions of their satisfaction with their breast size, the benefits of gardening and nature to well-being self-esteem, and post-natal depression among fathers.

Viren is a Director at the Centre for Psychological Medicine (a joint centre between Anglia Ruskin and Perdana universities). He is the author of Attraction Explained - The Science of How We Form Relationships. He is also a Chartered Psychologist, an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society and an Associate Editor for the journals Body Image and PLOS One. He works with Guerilla Science - which connects public audiences to scientific thinking - and is the Convenor of Anglia Ruskin’s Mind-Body Matters events.

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Professor of Social Psychology

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In this episode Dr Viren Swami talks about his experience in dealing with postnatal depression. One in three new fathers worry about their mental health. Many struggle to bond with their babies, wrestle with despair and find it difficult to adjust to the new family dynamics. Dr Viren Swami gives us an insight on why this isn't more widely acknowledged and where you can go for help when experiencing postnatal depression.

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