Exploring body appreciation and women's health-related quality of life: The moderating role of age.
This study explored relationships between body appreciation, health-related quality of life, and age, in an age-diverse sample of 289 women in the United States. Linear regression indicated the relationship between body appreciation and the physical component of health-related quality of life varied by age. For women aged 36 years and older, there was a positive relationship between body appreciation and health-related quality of life; however, a negative relationship was present for other age groups. Findings have clinical implications and suggest body appreciation may buffer the decline in physical health-related quality of life that occurs as age increases.
1 The University of Kansas, USA.
Elizabeth A
EA
O'Neill
2 University of Missouri, USA.
Virginia
V
Ramseyer Winter
2 University of Missouri, USA.
Danielle
D
Pevehouse
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001828:Body Image / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D008875:Middle Aged; D036301:Qualitative Research; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D014481:United States; D016387:Women's Health
age; body appreciation; body image; quality of life; women’s health