Body-cathexis and self-cathexis in an interactional, awareness training class.
This study examined the effects of a psychology of adjustment class on body-acceptance and self-acceptance. An introductory psychology class served as a control group. Subjects were pre- and posttested with the Body-cathexis and Self-cathexis scales. Two by two analyses of covariance indicated that the adjustment group showed a larger gain on both scales than the control. Sex interacted with group significantly on the Body-cathexis scale only. Means indicated that the main effect of groups on the Body-cathexis scale may be attributed to the larger gains by females in the adjustment class.
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001364:Awareness; D001828:Body Image; D003071:Cognition; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012064:Relaxation Therapy; D012649:Self Concept