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Positive body image is positively associated with hedonic (emotional) and eudaimonic (psychological and social) well-being in British adults
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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.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Swami, V., Weis, L., Barron, D., & Furnham, A.
- Affiliations
- Perdana University (MY)
- University College London (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Swami, Viren
- Venue
- The Journal of Social Psychology
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2017-11-21
- Volume
- 158
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 541-552
- ISSN
- 0022-4545 (ISSN-L)
- 1940-1183
- OpenAlex
- W2550711728
- Cited by
- 152
- References
- 67
- Citations by year
- 2026: 16 · 2025: 11 · 2024: 26 · 2023: 19 · 2022: 19 · 2021: 21 · 2020: 24 · 2019: 14 · 2018: 2
- FWCI
- 13.53
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Update notices
- correction (2019-05-14)
- Open access
- green
- figshare.com
- Licence
- cc-by-nc
- Locations
- The Journal of Social Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- WestminsterResearch (University of Westminster) (acceptedVersion)
- Anglia Ruskin Research Online (Anglia Ruskin University) (submittedVersion)
- UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
- Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- WestminsterResearch (University of Westminster) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
- Keywords
- positive body image, body appreciation, body image flexibility, body acceptance, hedonic well-being, eudaimonic well-being, psychological well-being, social well-being, body mass index, sex differences, well-being promotion
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Body Image, Emotions, Female, United Kingdom, Humans, Male, Personal Satisfaction, Body Mass Index
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