Body appreciation, anxiety, and depression among a racially diverse sample of women

Virginia Ramseyer Winter; Meghan M. Gillen; Laura Cahill; Aubrey Jones; Michaella Ward

doi:10.1177/1359105317728575

Body appreciation, anxiety, and depression among a racially diverse sample of women

Virginia Ramseyer Winter
, Meghan M. Gillen
, Laura Cahill
, Aubrey Jones
, Michaella Ward

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1517-1525
Number of pages	9
Journal	Journal of Health Psychology
Volume	24
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105317728575
State	Published - Sep 1 2019

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Funding

The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: The author(s) received financial support from the Margaret W. Mangel Faculty Research Catlyst Fund through the College of Human Environmental Sciences at the University of Missouri.

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Margaret W. Mangel Faculty Research Catlyst Fund
University of Missouri – St. Louis

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

anxiety
body appreciation
body image
depression
mental health

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Applied Psychology

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Body appreciation, anxiety, and depression among a racially diverse sample of women

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