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The relationship between physical activity self-worth and body appreciation among physically active women: the mediating role of psychological resilience [PDF]

Frontiers in Psychology
BackgroundPhysical activity self-worth reflects the value women attribute to themselves through being physically active and has been associated with more positive body-related outcomes.
Serkan Kabak, Ozkan Isik, Ozkan Isik, Laurentiu-Gabriel Talaghir, Dumitru Marius Cosoreanu   +4 more
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Examining body appreciation in six countries: The impact of age and sociocultural pressure. [PDF]

PLoS ONE
Previous research on body appreciation across the lifespan has produced conflicting results that it increases with age, decreases with age, or is generally stable with an increase in women over 50-years-old.
Louise Nicole Hanson, Alexis Gott, Megan Tomsett, Elozino Useh, Eloise Yeadon-Caiger, Rachel Clay, Jiamin Fan, Kennice Hui, Hongdi Wang, Elizabeth Helen Evans, Dorothy Cowie, Lynda Gaynor Boothroyd   +11 more
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Body Appreciation, Weight Status, and Weight Management Practices Among First-Year Students at Universities of Applied Sciences in Lithuania [PDF]

Medicina
Background and Objectives: The associations between body appreciation, weight status, and weight management practices are influenced by societal, cultural, and psychological factors. Studies indicated that a higher level of body appreciation is linked to
Vilma Kriaučionienė, Asta Raskilienė, Lina Šnipaitienė, Janina Petkevičienė   +3 more
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The Nature of Positive Body Image: Examining Associations Between Nature Exposure, Self-Compassion, Functionality Appreciation, and Body Appreciation

Ecopsychology, 2019
Previous studies have shown that exposure to natural environments is associated with positive body image, but mechanistic pathways are not fully understood. Here, we tested one possible pathway, namely with self-compassion as a mediator of the effects of nature exposure on positive body image.
Adrian Furnham, Lee Smith, Viren Swami   +2 more
exaly   +4 more sources

The connection between mindfulness levels and life satisfaction among breast cancer patients: the sequential mediating effects of body appreciation and stress perception [PDF]

PeerJ
Background Research indicates a positive relationship between life satisfaction, mindfulness, and emotional perception. While this connection is observed in a variety of groups, it has been less studied in women with breast cancer.
Junli Zhou, Xianhui Huang, Dan Yuan, Liyuan Wang, Minyu Liu, Xue Jiang, Lijuan Xing, Song Xu   +7 more
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The Moderating Effect of Body Appreciation on the Relationship between Self-Esteem and Life Satisfaction [PDF]

European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education
Background: Although positive associations between life satisfaction, self-esteem, and body image have previously been established, differences in these variables by gender and age have yielded mixed results. Moreover, little is known about the interplay
René Wodarz, Aleksandra M. Rogowska
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The associations between BMI, body appreciation, body image flexibility, sleep duration and loneliness in workers in southern China [PDF]

BMC Public Health
Background Loneliness is a growing public health problem worldwide that can affect mental and emotional health and increase mortality. This study examined the relationship between body mass index (BMI), body image flexibility, body appreciation, and ...
Juncheng Zhao, Chunmei Wu, Yanfang Gao, Ming Hao, Xiaokang Zhang   +4 more
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Resilience, physical activity and life satisfaction in Greek nursing students: the mediating role of body appreciation [PDF]

BMC Nursing
Background Nursing students are more likely to experience psychological distress and face emotional challenges due to early exposure to clinical settings and direct patient care.
Georgios Manomenidis, Dimitrios Kosmidis, Thalia Bellali, Savvato Karavasileiadou, Giannis Mavrogiannakis, Vasiliki Georgousopoulou   +5 more
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Body Dissatisfaction, Importance of Appearance, and Body Appreciation in Men and Women Over the Lifespan [PDF]

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2019
Body image disturbance is associated with several mental disorders. Previous research on body image has focused mostly on women, largely neglecting body image in men. Moreover, only a small number of studies have conducted gender comparisons of body image over the lifespan and included participants aged 50 years and older.
Silja Vocks, Rainer Düsing, Andrea S Hartmann   +2 more
exaly   +6 more sources

Cognitive flexibility's role in shaping self-perception of aging, body appreciation, and self-efficacy among community-dwelling older women [PDF]

BMC Nursing
Background Cognitive flexibility, the capacity to adjust to new information, affects how aging is perceived. In Egyptian culture, older women’s views on aging are shaped by societal gender roles and expectations.
Mona Metwally El-Sayed, Manal Mohammed Hawash, Mahmoud Abdelwahab Khedr, Sarah Ali Hafez, El-Saied Abd El-Hamid Salem, Samir Abdelnaby Essa, Sameer Mohammed Sayyd, Ayman Mohamed El-Ashry   +7 more
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