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We are able to capture themes regarding the experience of aging, gender, and body image; identify differential patterns of dealing with aging in women; and stimulate more research questions for future investigations.
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 persistent,...
14 maj 2024 · Key points. As women approach middle age, there are often conflicting feelings to navigate. Shifting the narrative about women’s aging may mean doing the deep inner work of healing our...
8 sty 2016 · The article sheds light on older women’s body images and problematizes assumptions that women’s aging is more painful and shameful than men’s aging since men are not expected to live up to youthful beauty norms, the so-called double standard of aging hypothesis.
20 lip 2010 · Body-image research has focused on younger women and girls, and tended to ignore women in later life, although recent studies have called for more research into the body image of older women, particularly from a lifecourse perspective.
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.
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. Via an open-ended question online survey, four primary themes emerged: (a) the physical and psychological experie …
