TY  - JOUR
A1  - West, Keon
T1  - Naked and unashamed : investigations and applications of the effects of naturist activities on body image, self-esteem, and life satisfaction
T2  - Journal of happiness studies
N2  - Body image dissatisfaction is a serious, global problem that negatively affects life satisfaction. Several claims have been made about the possible psychological benefits of naturist activities, but very little empirical research has investigated these benefits or any plausible explanations for them. In three studies—one large-scale, cross-sectional study (n = 849), and 2 prospective studies (n = 24, n = 100) this research developed and applied knowledge about the possible benefits of naturist activities. It was found that more participation in naturist activities predicted greater life satisfaction—a relationship that was mediated by more positive body image, and higher self-esteem (Study 1). Applying these findings, it was found that participation in actual naturist activities led to an increase in life satisfaction, an effect that was also mediated by improvements in body image and self-esteem (Studies 2 and 3). The potential benefits of naturism are discussed, as well as possible future research, and implications for the use of naturist activities.
KW  - Nudity
KW  - Body image
KW  - Self concept
KW  - Quality of life
Y1  - 2017
UR  - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/44249
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-442492
SN  - 1573-7780
SN  - 1389-4978
N1  - © The Author(s) 2017. Open Access: This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made.
VL  - 17
SP  - 1
EP  - 21
PB  - Springer Science + Business Media B.V
CY  - Dordrecht [u. a.]
ER  -