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Exploring Relationships between Body Appreciation and Self-Reported Physical Health among Young Women.
- Source :
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Health & social work [Health Soc Work] 2017 May 01; Vol. 42 (2), pp. e62-e67. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Body image, a multidimensional construct, affects women in myriad ways. Existing scholarship has established a relationship between body image and negative mental and sexual health outcomes and suggests that it may also be related to physical health outcomes. The purpose of the study reported in this article was to explore relationships between body appreciation, a multidimensional measure of body image, and self-perceived physical health among a sample of emerging adult women (N = 399). In this sample, body appreciation was positively and significantly related to self-perceived physical health. This study contributes to a growing body of literature on the consequences of body image among women and can be used to inform interventions aimed at improving the well-being of women.<br /> (© 2017 National Association of Social Workers.)
- Subjects :
- Female
Health Status
Humans
Self Concept
Sexual Behavior
Body Image
Self Report
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0360-7283
- Volume :
- 42
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Health & social work
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 28339944
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/hsw/hlx006