Naked and unashamed : investigations and applications of the effects of naturist activities on body image, self-esteem, and life satisfaction
- 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.
Author: | Keon West |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-442492 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-017-9846-1 |
ISSN: | 1573-7780 |
ISSN: | 1389-4978 |
Parent Title (English): | Journal of happiness studies |
Publisher: | Springer Science + Business Media B.V |
Place of publication: | Dordrecht [u. a.] |
Document Type: | Article |
Language: | English |
Date of Publication (online): | 2017/05/22 |
Date of first Publication: | 2017/01/21 |
Publishing Institution: | Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg |
Release Date: | 2017/05/22 |
Tag: | Body image; Nudity; Quality of life; Self concept |
Volume: | 17 |
Page Number: | 21 |
First Page: | 1 |
Last Page: | 21 |
Note: | © 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. |
HeBIS-PPN: | 423607197 |
Institutes: | keine Angabe Fachbereich / Extern |
Dewey Decimal Classification: | 3 Sozialwissenschaften / 30 Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie / 300 Sozialwissenschaften |
Licence (German): | Creative Commons - Namensnennung 4.0 |