Body Image Attitudes and the Psychosocial Development of College Women
- 1 May 1995
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in The Journal of Psychology
- Vol. 129 (3), 315-329
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00223980.1995.9914968
Abstract
The relationship between body image attitudes and psychosocial development was examined in a sample of 144 college females, using multiple measures of body image. Canonical analysis and multiple regression procedures revealed that attitudes toward body parts and processes; body dissatisfaction; and evaluations of health, fitness, and appearance were associated with salubrious lifestyle and establishing and clarifying purpose tasks of psychosocial development.Keywords
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