Psychopathology in obese youth is well known in clinical samples but this study suggests that obese youth in the community may be at increased risk of developing body dissatisfaction, dietary restraint, and depressive symptoms compared with overweight or normal weight youth.

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Children tended to report that an overweight child would be a target of name-calling and be less accepted. Our findings provided partial support for the idea that children's own victimization status influenced ratings of social attraction, niceness, and negative emotions. Longitudinal studies will provide information on change in perceptions over time.

Given the serious challenges faced by female survivors of sexual assault, an understanding of how they heal after such an experience is vital. Yet little is known about how being in nature may be helpful in this regard. The purpose of this qualitative study was to develop an in-depth understanding of how nature helps women heal from sexual assault. A narrative analysis of semi-structured interview data provided by four female sexual assault survivors generated four main themes. These themes point to how nature served as a source of emotion regulation and spiritual connection, as well as how it facilitated greater acceptance and reduced dissociation. Themes also indicated reduced negative thinking and rumination, and increased attention to the here and now. Findings are contextualized within the existing literature on sexual assault, and implications for counselling and psychotherapeutic practice with survivors are provided.

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