Associations Between Women’s Body Image and Happiness: Results of the YouBeauty.com Body Image Survey (YBIS)

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Viren Swami
Ulrich S. Tran
Stefan Stieger
Martin Voracek
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[1] University of Westminster,Department of Psychology
[2] HELP University College,Department of Psychology
[3] University of Vienna,Department of Basic Psychological Research and Research Methods, School of Psychology
[4] YouBeauty.com,undefined
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Journal of Happiness Studies | 2015年 / 16卷
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Body image; Body appreciation; Body dissatisfaction; Happiness; Body mass index;
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Studies that have examined associations between body image and well-being have used limited measures of the former or have utilised small convenience samples. Here, we report on data from 9,667 Western women (US residents n = 8,925, non-US residents n = 742) who completed the online YouBeauty Body Image Survey. Respondents completed measures of weight-based body dissatisfaction, body appreciation, and subjective happiness, and provided demographic data including their education, age, and body mass index (BMI). Preliminary analyses indicated that 89.0 % of women evidenced weight-based body dissatisfaction, with the majority (84.1 %) wanting to be thinner. Path analysis showed that body appreciation positively predicted subjective happiness. BMI was negatively associated with body appreciation, but showed a direct positive association associated with subjective happiness. Controlling for BMI, body dissatisfaction had no significant association with subjective happiness. In addition, older and non-US respondents had higher body appreciation. Implications of the present results for intervention studies aimed at promoting healthier body image are discussed in conclusion.
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页码:705 / 718
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