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Journal of Women & Aging Volume 33, 2021 - Issue 1
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Associations between body dissatisfaction, importance of appearance, and aging anxiety with depression, and appearance-related behaviors in women in mid-life

Isabelle Carrarda Nutrition and dietetics department, School of Health Sciences, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland (HES-SO), Geneva, SwitzerlandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Marios Argyridesb Department of Psychology, Neapolis University Pafos, Cyprus
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Xaris Ioannoub Department of Psychology, Neapolis University Pafos, Cyprus
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Ingela Lundin Kvalemc Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, NorwayORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2406-2102
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Karin Waldherrd Research & quality management department, FernFH Distance-Learning University of Applied Sciences, Wiener Neustadt, AustriaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5852-2237
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Diana Harcourte Centre for Appearance Research, University of the West of England, Bristol, EnglandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4285-5678
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Siobhan McArdlef School of Health and Human Performance, Dublin City University, Dublin, IrelandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8534-4085
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Pages 70-83 | Published online: 21 Oct 2019
 
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ABSTRACT

The impacts of body dissatisfaction have been widely studied among adolescent girls, but much less in women in mid-life. In this study, we evaluated the associations between body dissatisfaction, psychological health and behaviors used to manage age-related changes, in an online survey of 331 women aged 45–65. Body dissatisfaction, importance of appearance and aging anxiety were associated with higher depression scores. Moreover, importance of appearance and aging anxiety were associated with the probability of using “anti-aging” behaviors. It seems that with age, for a subgroup of women, the pressure to stay young may be added to that of staying thin.

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No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

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