Body esteem and self-esteem in middle-aged women

被引:17
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作者
Olchowska-Kotala, Agnieszka [1 ]
机构
[1] Wroclaw Med Univ, Dept Med Humanities & Social Sci, Ul Mikulicza Radeckiego 7, PL-50367 Wroclaw, Poland
关键词
Body esteem; menopausal symptoms; optimism; self-esteem; QUALITY-OF-LIFE; DISSATISFACTION; OPTIMISM; IMAGE; MENOPAUSE; PESSIMISM; WEIGHT; SCALE; BIAS; MASS;
D O I
10.1080/08952841.2017.1313012
中图分类号
R4 [临床医学]; R592 [老年病学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100203 ; 100602 ;
摘要
The aims of the study were (a) to identify predictors of body esteem and (b) to expand on previous research by examining the link between global self-esteem and body esteem in a community-based sample of women in midlife. We found that body esteem in midlife women was predicted by body mass index (BMI), optimism, self-esteem, and menopausal symptoms. Although BMI was the main predictor of body esteem in middle-aged women, global self-esteem was more strongly related to feelings about appearance and physical condition than feelings about body size.
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页码:417 / 427
页数:11
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