Swami, V;
Weis, L;
Barron, D;
Furnham, A;
(2018)
Positive body image is positively associated with hedonic (emotional) and eudaimonic (psychological and social) well-being in British adults.
The Journal of Social Psychology
, 158
(5)
pp. 541-552.
10.1080/00224545.2017.1392278.
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Abstract
Studies examining associations between positive body image and well-being have used a limited array of measures of each construct. To rectify this, we asked an online sample of 1148 U.K. adults to complete a range of measures of positive body image (body appreciation, body image flexibility, body pride, body acceptance from others) and a multi-dimensional measure of well-being (emotional, psychological, and social). Results showed that, once the effects of age and body mass index (BMI) had been accounted for, body appreciation significantly predicted all dimensions of well-being. Other positive body image measures emerged as significant predictors, but patterns of associations were mixed across sex and well-being dimension. Additional analyses showed that women had significantly lower scores than men on most body image measures, and that BMI was negatively associated with all body image measures. These results have implications for the promotion of well-being, which we discuss.
Type: | Article |
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Title: | Positive body image is positively associated with hedonic (emotional) and eudaimonic (psychological and social) well-being in British adults |
Location: | United States |
Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
DOI: | 10.1080/00224545.2017.1392278 |
Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00224545.2017.1392278 |
Language: | English |
Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
Keywords: | Body appreciation, eudaimonic well-being, hedonic well-being, positive body image, well-being |
UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences |
URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10039612 |
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