Positive body image and young womens health: Implications for sun protection, cancer screening, weight loss and alcohol consumption behaviours
This study examined the link between positive body image and a range of health behaviours. Participants were 256 women who completed an online questionnaire measuring body appreciation, body dissatisfaction, sun protection, cancer screening, seeking medical attention, weight-loss behaviour and alcohol and tobacco consumption. Results indicated that body appreciation was positively related to sun protection, skin screening and seeking medical attention and negatively related to weight-loss behaviour. Body appreciation explained unique variance, over and above body dissatisfaction, in sun protection, skin screening and weight-loss behaviour. These results have implications for interventions to improve adherence to health behaviours.
Source: Journal of Health Psychology - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Andrew, R., Tiggemann, M., Clark, L. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
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