Speaker
Presentation in SpanishESTÍBALIZ ROYUELA COLOMER
AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA. SPAIN
Estíbaliz Royuela-Colomer holds a PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of Deusto, Bilbao (2022). She also obtained a Master’s in General Health Psychology from UNED (2019) and a Master’s in Research in Clinical and Developmental Psychopathology from Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam (2017). In recognition of her research work, she was awarded the Best Doctoral Thesis Award by the Spanish Society of Positive Psychology (2023). In 2025, she received a Juan de la Cierva postdoctoral contract.
Between 2015 and 2022, she was a member of the Deusto Stress Research group, where she focused her research on protective factors for mental health in adolescence, with a particular emphasis on mindfulness.
She is currently combining her research work in the AGORA group at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and the Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu with clinical practice and teaching at various online universities. Additionally, since 2024, she has been a member of the Centre of Biomedical Research in Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP).
With over 25 scientific publications and numerous oral presentations at national and international conferences, her research has focused on the protective role of mindfulness, adolescence, pain, psychological intervention assessment, mental health prevention, and the use of new technologies applied to health.
In the clinical field, her specialization includes the treatment of self-esteem issues, interpersonal relationships, and eating disorders.
Body image and eating disorders in adolescence and youth: an integrative perspective between research, technology, and clinical practice
This symposium offers an integrative overview of issues related to body image and eating disorders (EDs) in adolescence and youth, addressing these phenomena at the intersection of research, technology, and clinical practice.
It will examine the role of social media in the internalization of aesthetic ideals and its impact on psychological well-being. Likewise, it will explore the use of emerging technologies, such as virtual reality and mixed reality, as innovative tools for the assessment and intervention of body image difficulties and eating disorders.
In addition, the role of stigma associated with eating disorders and body image will be analyzed. Finally, clinical intervention approaches that integrate scientific evidence with real-world clinical practice will be presented.
Overall, the symposium aims to offer an updated and multidimensional perspective that fosters dialogue between research, technological innovation, and clinical application, contributing to a better understanding and management of body image issues and eating disorders in young populations.
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