TY - JOUR
T1 - Body appreciation, anxiety, and depression among a racially diverse sample of women
AU - Ramseyer Winter, Virginia
AU - Gillen, Meghan M.
AU - Cahill, Laura
AU - Jones, Aubrey
AU - Ward, Michaella
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2017.
PY - 2019/9/1
Y1 - 2019/9/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - anxiety
KW - body appreciation
KW - body image
KW - depression
KW - mental health
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U2 - 10.1177/1359105317728575
DO - 10.1177/1359105317728575
M3 - Article
C2 - 28882074
AN - SCOPUS:85042195545
SN - 1359-1053
VL - 24
SP - 1517
EP - 1525
JO - Journal of Health Psychology
JF - Journal of Health Psychology
IS - 11
ER -