Naturism has been gaining the interest of scholars as numbers those engaging in this behavior continue to grow. There is anecdotal evidence suggest that individuals who engage naturism are being stigmatized. However, current research on topic limited and outdated. Furthermore, there no previous empirical studies have explored experiences perceived stigma surrounding it. The present study addres...

Body image dissatisfaction is a serious, global problem that negatively affects life satisfaction. Several claims have been made about the possible psychological benefits of naturist activities, but very little empirical research has investigated these benefits or any plausible explanations for them. In three studies—one large-scale, cross-sectional study (n = 849), and 2 prospective studies (n...

While the supply of child pornography through the World Wide Web has been frequently speculated upon, the demand has not adequately been explored. Quantification and qualification of the demand provides forensic examiners a behavioral basis for determining the sophistication of an individual seeking child pornography. Additionally, the research assists an examiner in searching for and presentin...

Abstract Prior research suggests that naturism leads to less social physique anxiety and more positive body image, but other forms of public nudity (e.g., casual stripping, sexting) may be harmful, particularly for women. Two cross-sectional studies built on those previous findings. Study 1 (N = 6670) found a relationship between generalised nude activity appreciation which was not moderated by...

In Western thought and literature, a terrestrial bias is considered phenomenological primacy for notions such as wilderness. This ecocritical review draws on nineteenth-century South Seas literature with its influences from frontierism the literary movements of romanticism, realism naturism to consider more fluid appreciation reconceptualisation wilderness non-terrestrial an oceanic touchstone ...

india, is a land of different nations who smile with those people who do not believe any of their opinions. along with the arrival of islam in india by arab merchants in 712 ad, the followers also continued to exist side by side with others, and formed part of the multi - religious society until gurkaniyans came to power. but, at this time, the local governments of different faiths and beliefs ...