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HEALTH & SOCIAL WORK
卷 47, 期 2, 页码 113-122出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1093/hsw/hlac006
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body appreciation; health behaviors; health promotion; positive body image
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This scoping review examines the relationship between body appreciation and physical health-promoting behaviors, as well as health-compromising behaviors. The findings suggest a positive association between body appreciation and health-promoting behaviors such as preventive sexual health behaviors, preventive cancer behaviors, and seeking medical attention. On the other hand, body appreciation is negatively associated with health-compromising behaviors including risky sexual activity and alcohol and tobacco use.
Literature on body image and health behaviors has largely been pathology-based, investigating body dissatisfaction and disordered eating. Body appreciation is a useful construct of positive body image and has been used to understand its relationship with health behaviors beyond eating. This scoping review explores the literature on the relationship between body appreciation and physical health-promoting behaviors and health-compromising behaviors. A comprehensive search of databases was conducted to gather correlational studies written in English between January 2005 and November 2019. Behaviors related to eating and exercise were excluded. Nine quantitative studies met inclusion criteria. Evidence suggests an overall positive relationship between body appreciation and health-promoting behaviors, including preventive sexual health behaviors, preventive cancer behaviors, and seeking medical attention. Alternatively, body appreciation is negatively associated with health-compromising behaviors including risky sexual activity and alcohol and tobacco use. Promoting positive body image, above and beyond the reduction of body dissatisfaction, may play a crucial role in the health and well-being of women and girls. Research that examines positive body image in groups that are racially diverse and include sexual and gender minorities and people without healthcare access is urgently needed.
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