I regularly publish my research in academic articles. See references grouped by topic below (*references are repeated when relevant to multiple topics).
Body image as a public health issue
Bornioli, A., Lewis-Smith, H., Slater, A., & Bray, I. (2020). Body dissatisfaction predicts onset of depression among adolescent females and males: A prospective study. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9452-2907
Lewis-Smith, H., Bray, I., Salmon, D., & Slater, A. (2020). Prospective pathways to depressive symptoms and disordered eating in adolescence: A 7-year longitudinal cohort study. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 49(10), 2060-2074.
Bornioli, A., Lewis-Smith, H., Smith, A., Slater, A., & Bray, I. (2019). Adolescent body dissatisfaction and disordered eating: Predictors of later risky health behaviours. Social Science & Medicine, 238, 112458.
Bray, I., Slater A., Lewis-Smith, H., Bird, E., & Sabey, A. (2018). Promoting positive body image and tackling overweight/obesity in children and adolescents: A combined health psychology and public health approach. Preventive Medicine, 116, 219-221.
Sociocultural and psychological influences on body image
Blaso, D., Paraskeva, N., White, P., & Lewis-Smith, H. (2025). The impact of fashion clothing involvement on women’s mental health and self-objectification: a cross-sectional study among Brazilian women. (2025). Body Image.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101955
Garbett, K., Paraskeva, N., White, P., Lewis-Smith, H., Smith, H., Anquandah, J., & Diedrichs, P. (2025). The psychosocial outcomes following cosmetic surgery are largely unknown: A systematic review. Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, 104, 282-297. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2025.03.013
Nolen, E., Siegel, J., Mendoza, R., Dosanjh, L., Cubbin, C., Vohra-Gupta, S., & Lewis-Smith, H. (2024). The impact of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization on young women's experiences of objectification and sexual well-being. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 48(3), https://doi.org/10.1177/03616843241238174
Pegram, G., Craddock, N., & Lewis-Smith., H. (2023). A qualitative study exploring the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on the recovery of those with lived experience of eating disorders in the UK. Current Psychology.https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-023-04353-2
Hasan, F., Latzer, Y., Diedrichs, P., & Lewis-Smith, H. (2021). A qualitative exploration of motivations for fasting and the impact of Ramadan on eating behaviours and body image among young adult Muslim women in the United Kingdom. Eating Behaviour. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eatbeh.2021.101545
Prathyasha, G., Chittem, M., Lewis-Smith., H., & Epton, T. (2021). A narrative review of motivations for dating app use and associated sexual behaviors: Recommendations to promote safe sex among Indian dating app users. Media Watch, 12(1), 2249-8818.
Lewis-Smith, H., Diedrichs, P., Bond, R., & Harcourt, D. (2020). Psychological and sociocultural influences on body image among midlife women with, and without, a history of breast cancer: Testing the Tripartite Influence Model of Body Image. Body Image, 35, 114-125.
Paraskeva, N., Lewis-Smith, H., & Diedrichs, P. (2015). Consumer opinion on social policy approaches to promoting positive body image: Airbrushed media images and disclaimer labels. Journal of Health Psychology, 22(2), 164-175.
Body image in young people
Lewis-Smith, H., Ahuja, L, Hasan, F, Gentili, C., White, P., & Diedrichs, P. (2025). A comic-based body image intervention for adolescents in semi-rural Indian schools: A randomised controlled trial. International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology, 25(1). 100546 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijchp.2025.100546
Lewis-Smith, H., Pegram, G., White, P., Ward, M., & Diedrichs, P. (2023). A randomised controlled trial evaluation of a brief IGTV-series based intervention in improving body image and related outcomes among adolescent girls. Body Image. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2023.08.002
Lewis-Smith, H., Garbett, K., Chaudhry, A., Shroff, H., Dhillon, M., White, P., & Diedrichs, P.C. (2023). Evaluating a body image school-based intervention in India: A randomized controlled trial. Body Image, 44, 148-156. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2022.12.006
Ahuja, L., Hasan, F., Diedrichs, P., & (2022). Comics as a body image intervention among adolescents in Indian Hindi medium schools: Insights from an acceptability study. Global Mental Health. https://doi.org/10.1017/gmh.2022.50
Lewis-Smith, H., Hasan, F., Ahuja, L., White, P., & Diedrichs, P. (2022). A comic-based body image intervention for adolescents in semi-rural Indian schools: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Body Image, 42, 183-196.
Garbett, K., Lewis-Smith, H., Chaudhry, A., Dhillon, M., Shroff, H., & Diedrichs, P. (2021). Acceptability and preliminary efficacy of a school-based body image intervention in urban India: A pilot randomised controlled trial. Body Image, 37, 282-290.
Matheson, E., Smith., H, Lewis-Smith, H., & Diedrichs, P. (2021). Game on! A randomised controlled trial evaluation of a brief online playable game in improving body image and mood among adolescents. New Media & Society. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1461444821993800
Bornioli, A., Lewis-Smith, H., Slater, A., & Bray, I. (2020). Body dissatisfaction predicts onset of depression among adolescent females and males: A prospective study. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9452-2907
Matheson, E., Lewis-Smith, H., & Diedrichs, P. (2020). The effectiveness of brief animated films as a scalable micro-intervention to improve children’s body image: A randomised controlled trial. Body Image, 35, 142-153.
Lewis-Smith, H., Bray, I., Salmon, D., & Slater, A. (2020). Prospective pathways to depressive symptoms and disordered eating in adolescence: A 7-year longitudinal cohort study. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 49(10), 2060-2074.
Bornioli, A., Lewis-Smith, H., Smith, A., Slater, A., & Bray, I. (2019). Adolescent body dissatisfaction and disordered eating: Predictors of later risky health behaviours. Social Science & Medicine, 238, 112458.
Bray, I., Slater A., Lewis-Smith, H., Bird, E., & Sabey, A. (2018). Promoting positive body image and tackling overweight/obesity in children and adolescents: A combined health psychology and public health approach. Preventive Medicine, 116, 219-221.
Body image in adults
Lewis-Smith, H., Diedrichs, P., Bond, R., & Harcourt, D. (2020). Psychological and sociocultural influences on body image among midlife women with, and without, a history of breast cancer: Testing the Tripartite Influence Model of Body Image. Body Image, 35, 114-125.
Lewis-Smith, H. & Diedrichs, P.C. (2017). Body image and disordered eating in mid-life. In T. Wade (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Feeding and Eating Disorders. New York, NY: Springer.
Lewis-Smith, H., Diedrichs, P., Rumsey, N., & Harcourt, D. (2016). A systematic review of interventions on body image and disordered eating outcomes among women in midlife. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 49(1), 5-18.
Lewis-Smith, H. (2014). Ageing, anxiety and appearance: exploring the body image of women in midlife. Journal of Aesthetic Nursing, 3(3), 82-83.
Body image in people with an altered appearance
Rea, H., Meyrick, J., & Lewis-Smith, H. (2026). Sexual intimacy after breast cancer: A systematic review of qualitative studies on women’s and partners’ experiences in dating and romantic relationships. Body Image, 58 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2026.102166
Herring, B., Lewis-Smith, H., Paraskeva, N., & Harcourt, H. (2025). UK Healthcare Professionals’ Experiences and Perceptions of the Support Needs of Male Breast Cancer Patients and their Informal Carers. Urology & Men’s Health. https://doi.org/10.1002/tre.70006
Lewis-Smith, H., Jones, A., White, P., Byford, S., Fairbrother, P., Potter, S., & Harcourt, D. (2025). Accepting your Body after Cancer (ABC), a group-based online intervention for women treated for breast cancer: Study protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 15, e097817 https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-097817
Herring, B.C., Lewis-Smith, H., Paraskeva, N., & Harcourt, D. (2022). Exploring the experiences and psychosocial needs of informal carers of men with breast cancer: A qualitative study. Supportive Care in Cancer. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-022-07095-2
Thornton, M. & Lewis-Smith, H. (2021). A qualitative exploration of positive body image among women who have undergone treatment for breast cancer. (in press). Psychology and Health, 38(2), 249-268. https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2021.1956494
Lewis-Smith, H. & Sherman, S. (2020). Body Image and Appearance-Altering Conditions. In M. Gellman (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine. New York, NY: Springer.
Lewis-Smith, H., Diedrichs, P., Bond, R., & Harcourt, D. (2020). Psychological and sociocultural influences on body image among midlife women with, and without, a history of breast cancer: Testing the Tripartite Influence Model of Body Image. Body Image, 35, 114-125.
Lewis-Smith, H., Diedrichs, P., Rumsey, N., & Harcourt, D. (2018). Efficacy of psychosocial and physical activity-based interventions to improve body image among women treated for breast cancer: A systematic review. Psycho-oncology, 27, 2687-2699.
Lewis-Smith, H., Diedrichs, P., & Harcourt, D. (2018). A pilot study of a body image intervention for breast cancer survivors. Body Image, 27, 21-31.
Lewis-Smith, H., Harcourt, D., & Clarke, A. (2018). Interventions to support patients affected by an altered appearance. In M. Fingeret & I. Teo (Eds.), Body Image Care for Cancer Patients (pp. 57-80). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
Paraskeva, N., Guest, E., Lewis-Smith, H., & Harcourt, D. (2018). Assessing the effectiveness of interventions to support patient decision making about breast reconstruction: A systematic review. The Breast, 40, 97-105.
Lewis-Smith, H. (2016). Breast cancer or chest cancer? The impact of living with a ‘woman’s disease’. Journal of Aesthetic Nursing, 5 (5), 240-241.
Lewis-Smith, H. (2015). Body image concerns amongst women with breast cancer. Journal of Aesthetic Nursing, 4(2), 24-27.
Body image in low- and middle- income countries
Garbett, K., Lewis-Smith, H., Chaudhry, A., Uglik-Marucha, E., Vitoratou, S., Dhillon, M., Shroff, H., & Diedrichs, P. (2021). Adaptation and validation of the Body Esteem Scale among Indian Adolescents. Body Image, 36, 254-262.
Garbett, K., Lewis-Smith, H., Chaudhry, A., Dhillon, M., Shroff, H., & Diedrichs, P. (2021). Acceptability and preliminary efficacy of a school-based body image intervention in urban India: A pilot randomised controlled trial. Body Image, 37, 282-290.
Lewis-Smith, H., Garbett, K., Chaudhry, A., Uglik-Marucha, N., Vitoratou, S., Dhillon, M., Shroff, H., & Diedrichs, P. (2021). Adaptation and validation of the Internalisation-General Subscale of the Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire (SATAQ-3) in English among urban Indian Adolescents. Body Image, 36, 254-262.
Prathyasha, G., Chittem, M., Lewis-Smith., H., & Epton, T. (2021). A narrative review of motivations for dating app use and associated sexual behaviors: Recommendations to promote safe sex among Indian dating app users. Media Watch, 12(1), 2249-8818.
Lewis-Smith, H., Garbett, K., Chaudhry, A., Uglik-Marucha, N., Vitoratou, S., Dhillon, M., Shroff, H., & Diedrichs, P. (2021). Adaptation and validation of the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire among Indian Adolescents. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 54(2), 187-202.
Intervention strategies to promote positive body image
Matheson, E., Smith., H, Lewis-Smith, H., & Diedrichs, P. (2021). Game on! A randomised controlled trial evaluation of a brief online playable game in improving body image and mood among adolescents. New Media & Society. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1461444821993800
Matheson, E., Lewis-Smith, H., & Diedrichs, P. (2020). The effectiveness of brief animated films as a scalable micro-intervention to improve children’s body image: A randomised controlled trial. Body Image, 35, 142-153.
Lewis-Smith, H., Halliwell, E., & Diedrichs, P. (2019). Cognitive-behavioral roots of body image therapy and prevention. Body Image, 31, 191-197.
Lewis-Smith, H., Diedrichs, P., Rumsey, N., & Harcourt, D. (2018). Efficacy of psychosocial and physical activity-based interventions to improve body image among women treated for breast cancer: A systematic review. Psycho-oncology, 27, 2687-2699.
Lewis-Smith, H., Diedrichs, P., & Harcourt, D. (2018). A pilot study of a body image intervention for breast cancer survivors. Body Image, 27, 21-31.
Lewis-Smith, H., Harcourt, D., & Clarke, A. (2018). Interventions to support patients affected by an altered appearance. In M. Fingeret & I. Teo (Eds.), Body Image Care for Cancer Patients (pp. 57-80). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
Lewis-Smith, H., Diedrichs, P., Rumsey, N., & Harcourt, D. (2016). A systematic review of interventions on body image and disordered eating outcomes among women in midlife. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 49(1), 5-18.