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Background: This study was conducted to investigate the relationship between body awareness, pain, emotional status, and quality of life among healthy people. Methods: In the study, 100 healthy volunteers aged 20-40 years were evaluated. A Visual Analog Scale (VAS) was used to describe pain intensity. To determine the emotional status of the subjects, the Beck Depression Inventory was used. The Body Awareness Questionnaire (BAQ) was used to evaluate body awareness status, and the SF-36 survey was used to evaluate quality of life. Results: The mean age of the participants was 36.88±10.45 years. The mean of pain intensity was 3.32±2.90. The mean of the scores of emotional status was 8.54±7.77, and the mean of the scores of the BAQ was 94.77±13.97. There was a negative correlation between VAS and BAQ. The BAQ scores showed a negative correlation with emotional status, but the correlation was not statistically significant, due to the fact that all participants had depressive symptoms at a minimal level (p=0.264). BAQ scores were showed a positive correlation with some subscales of SF-36 including energy level (p=0.001) and general health perceptions (p=0.023). Conclusion: This study has showed that the level of body awareness has positive effects on quality of life. Pain and emotional status has affected indirectly on body awareness due to body awareness is a matter that should be assessment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]