Positive body image and young women's 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.
['Andrew|Rachel|R|', 'Tiggemann|Marika|M|', 'Clark|Levina|L|']
D000293:Adolescent D000328:Adult D000428:Alcohol Drinking D001828:Body Image D055088:Early Detection of Cancer D005260:Female D015438:Health Behavior D006801:Humans D020407:Internet D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care D013473:Sunscreening Agents D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires D015431:Weight Loss D016387:Women's Health D055815:Young Adult
sun protection cancer health behaviour body appreciation women’s health