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We conducted a qualitative study of 1,849 women over age 50 to capture the thoughts, feelings, and attitudes that women at middle age have about their bodies and the experience of aging.
A systematic review of empirical studies focused on older women's perspectives of health, body image, and the aging body is presented. Findings support that body image is a persistent, lifelong issue for women and should be considered when implementing healthy aging policies and practices. download Download free PDF.
Adult women face myriad factors influencing body image beyond those delineated in the body image literature on adolescents and young adult women. For instance, aging-related physiological changes shift the female body further away from the thin-young-ideal, which is the societal standard of female beauty.
The current study sought to extend the existing literature on body image and health in older women by evaluating the relations between BMI, negative body image, and various health and quality of life outcomes (QOL) in women aged 50 and over.
2 sty 2017 · A qualitative study of women over age 50 to capture the thoughts, feelings, and attitudes that women at middle age have about their bodies and the experience of aging points toward important topics worthy of further study in this growing population.
20 mar 2018 · A systematic review of empirical studies focused on older women’s perspectives of health, body image, and the aging body is presented. Findings support that body image is a...
In younger women, negative body image is associated with reduced quality of life (QOL) when controlling for body mass index (BMI), and mediates the relationship between obesity and emotional wellbeing. Yet, much remains unknown about body image in older populations.
