Citation

Ramseyer Winter V, Gillen MM, Cahill L, Jones A, Ward M. J. Health Psychol. 2019; 24(11): 1517-1525.

Affiliation

University of Missouri, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1359105317728575

PMID

28882074

Abstract

This study aims to explore correlates between body appreciation and mental health among a racially and ethnically diverse sample of adult women using validated measures. The sample included racially and ethnically diverse women ( N = 497) from various socioeconomic levels. Linear regression results indicated that body appreciation was significantly and inversely associated with depression ( b = -3.68; p < 0.001). In this sample, as body appreciation increased, depression scores decreased. Similarly, body appreciation was significantly and inversely associated with anxiety among this sample ( b = -1.78; p < 0.001). This article concludes with a discussion of findings and implications.

Language: en

Keywords

anxiety; body appreciation; body image; depression; mental health