Title of article
Body Image and Women s Mental Health: An Evaluation of a Group Intervention Program
Author/Authors
Lewis, Vivienne University of Canberra - Faculty of Health, Centre for Applied Psychology, Australia , Devaraj, Sowmya University of Canberra - Faculty of Health, Centre for Applied Psychology, Australia
From page
99
To page
114
Abstract
Body image is a person s perception of how their physical body appears to them including feelings and attitudes towards it. A negative body image affects women s mental and physical health.A cognitive behavioral group intervention program was designed and implemented for women identifying as having body image concerns. It targeted risk factors important in the development and maintenance of body image dissatisfaction aiming to improve body image and self-esteem evaluated through pre and post intervention questionnaires. Results for the 19 participants showed improvements in body satisfaction and self-esteem and decrease in body image distress compared to the control group (n = 28) who showed no change in body image and self-esteem.
Keywords
body image , cognitive behavioral intervention , women s mental health , body distress , self , esteem
Journal title
Pakistan Journal Of Psychological Research
Journal title
Pakistan Journal Of Psychological Research
Record number
2648241
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