(Selected) Publications
2024
Almenara, C. A. & Gulec, H. (2024). Uncovering the Top Nonadvertising Weight Loss Websites on Google: A Data-mining Approach. JMIR Infodemiology, 4, e51701. http://doi.org/10.2196/51701
2022
Almenara, C. A. (2022). 40 years of research on eating disorders in domain-specific journals: Bibliometrics, network analysis, and topic modeling. PloS One. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0278981
Almenara, C. A. (2022). Sensor technology and intelligent systems in Anorexia Nervosa: Providing smarter healthcare delivery systems. BioMed Research International, 1955056. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/1955056
Maïano, C., Aimé, A., Almenara, C.A., Gagnon, C., Barrada, J.R. (2022). Psychometric properties of the Teruel Orthorexia Scale (TOS) among a French–Canadian adult sample. Eating and Weight Disorders. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40519-022-01482-8
Keng, S.-L., Stanton, M. V., Haskins, L. B., Almenara, C. A., Ickovics, J., Jones, A., ... Leander, N. P. (2022). COVID-19 stressors and health behaviors: A multilevel longitudinal study across 86 countries. Preventive Medicine Reports, 27, 101764. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101764
2021
Other COVID-19 related articles
2020
Almenara, C. A., Aimé, A., & Maïano, C. (2020). Vinegar and weight loss in women of eighteenth century France: A lesson from the past. History of Psychiatry, 31(2), 232-236. https://doi.org/10.1177/0957154X19888623
Swami, V., Tran, U. S., Barron, D. Afhamid, R. Aimée, A., Almenara, C. A. ...Voracekc, M. (2020). The Breast Size Satisfaction Survey (BSSS): Breast size dissatisfaction and its antecedents and outcomes in women from 40 nations. Body Image, 32, 199-217.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2020.01.006
Almenara, C. A., Aimé, A., & Maïano, C. (2020). Effect of online weight loss advertising in young women with body dissatisfaction: An experimental protocol using eye-tracking and facial electromyography. In C. Stephanidis & M. Antona (Eds.), HCII 2020: 22nd International Conference, Proceedings, Part III (pp. 139-148). Copenhagen: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-50732-9_19
2019
Almenara, C. A., Machackova, H., & Smahel, D. (2019). Sociodemographic, attitudinal, and behavioral correlates of using nutrition, weight loss, and fitness websites: An online survey. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 21(3), e10189. https://doi.org/10.2196/10189
Cerniglia, L., Cimino, S., Erriu, M., Jezek, S., Almenara, C. A., & Tambelli, R. (2019). A 9-year longitudinal study on trajectories of aggressive and depressive symptoms in male and female overweight children. BMC Research Notes, 12(710).
2018
Smahel, D., Machackova, H., Cernikova, M., Cevelicek, M., Almenara, C. A., & Holubcikova, J. (2018). Digital technology, eating behaviors, and eating disorders. New York, NY: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93221-7
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Cerniglia, L., Cimino, S., Erriu, M., Jezek, S., Almenara, C. A., & Tambelli, R. (2018). Trajectories of aggressive and depressive symptoms in male and female overweight children: Do they share a common path or do they follow different routes? PloS One, 13(1), e0190731. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0190731
2017
Almenara, C. A., Aimé, A., Maïano, C., Ejova, A., Guèvremont, G., Bournival, C., & Ricard, M.-M. (2017). Weight stigmatization and disordered eating in obese women: The mediating effects of self-esteem and fear of negative appearance evaluation. Revue Européenne de Psychologie Appliquée, 67(3), 155–162. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erap.2017.02.004
Ksinan, A., Almenara, C. A., & Vaculik, M. (2017). The effect of weight controllability belief on anti-fat attitudes: An experimental manipulation. Revue Européenne de Psychologie Appliquée, 67(3), 117–124. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erap.2016.12.004
2016
Cimino, S., Cerniglia, L., Almenara, C. A., Jezek, S., Erriu, M., & Tambelli, R. (2016). Developmental trajectories of body mass index and emotional-behavioral functioning of underweight children: A longitudinal study. Scientific Reports, 6, 20211.
https://doi.org/10.1038/srep20211
Almenara, C. A., Machackova, H., & Smahel, D. (2016). Individual differences associated with exposure to ‘“ana-mia”’ websites: An examination of adolescents from 25 European countries. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 19(8), 475–480. https://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2016.0098
Almenara, C. A., Umemura, T., & Macek, P. (2016). Parent-daughter relationships and disordered eating among emerging adult women from the Czech Republic. Studia Psychologica, 58(3), 216–230. https://doi.org/10.21909/sp.2016.03.718
2015
Almenara, C. A., & Ježek, S. (2015). The source and impact of appearance teasing: An examination by sex and weight status among early adolescents from the Czech Republic. Journal of School Health, 85(3), 163–170. https://doi.org/10.1111/josh.12236
2014
Almenara, C. A., Fauquet, J., López-Guimerà, G., Pàmias-Massana, M., & Sánchez-Carracedo, D. (2014). Self-perceived weight status, dieting, and unhealthy weight-control behaviors among Spanish male adolescents. Nutrición Hospitalaria, 30(2), 301–305.
https://doi.org/10.3305/nh.2014.30.2.7596
Almenara, C. A., Fauquet, J., López-Guimerà, G., Pàmias-Massana, M., & Sánchez-Carracedo, D. (2014). Sociocultural influences and body change strategies in Spanish adolescent boys of different weight status. Eating Behaviors, 15(4), 654–657.
2012
Sánchez-Carracedo, D., Barrada, J. R., López-Guimerà, G., Fauquet, J., Almenara, C. A., & Trepat, E. (2012). Analysis of the factor structure of the Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire (SATAQ-3) in Spanish secondary-school students through exploratory structural equation modeling. Body Image, 9(1), 163–71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2011.10.002