The Norwegian healthy body image intervention promotes positive embodiment through improved self-esteem

Sundgot‐Borgen, Jorunn; Stenling, Andreas; Rosenvinge, Jan H.; Pettersen, Gunn; Friborg, Oddgeir; Kolle, Elin; Torstveit, Monica Klungland; Svantorp-Tveiten, Kethe Marie Engen; Bratland‐Sanda, Solfrid

doi:10.1016/j.bodyim.2020.08.014

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“…Schools become one of the socialization media by adolescents ( Ahmed et al., 2020 ; Schoon et al., 2021 ). This is in line with the functions of school education as a socialization media, namely providing required knowledge and skills to develop the intellectual capacity to make adolescents as students have a decent life ( Chen et al., 2020 ; Sundgot-Borgen et al., 2020 ). Furthermore, schools also form students' personalities based on the values and norms in society.…”

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The influence of parenting on building character in adolescents

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The influence of parenting on building character in adolescents

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“…However, this study underscores the potential value of also considering facets of positive body image as a means of reducing psychiatric disturbances and suicide risk, particularly among young women. Clinical strategies that bolster facets of BA (e.g., increasing awareness and respect for one's body, appreciating diverse expressions of beauty) help to reduce distress and enhance positive mental health ( 12 , 102 – 105 ). For example, in a directly relevant randomized control trial ( 106 ), young Chinese women were assigned to a widely used dissonance-based eating disorder prevention intervention ( 107 ) vs. an education brochure control condition.…”

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Gender Differences in Body Appreciation and Its Associations With Psychiatric Symptoms Among Chinese College Students: A Nationwide Survey

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BackgroundBody appreciation (BA hereafter), which reflects approval, acceptance, and respect for one's body while also rejecting media-promoted appearance ideals as the only form of human beauty, is an important aspect of positive body image. Much of the BA literature has been conducted on samples from Western nations but less is known about BA or its correlates in Asian cultural contexts wherein concerns with body image are also common. Toward addressing this gap, we examined gender differences in BA and its associations with common psychiatric symptoms (i.e., depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms, and suicidality) within a national college student sample from China.MethodThis cross-sectional, nationwide study was conducted between December 27, 2020, and January 18, 2021, based on snowball sampling. Aside from measures of demographics and background factors, Chinese versions of the Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2), Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale-7 (GAD-7), and a standard item on suicidal ideation and planning were administered to assess BA, depressive and anxiety symptoms, and suicidality, respectively.ResultsIn total, 2,058 college students (665 men, 1,393 women) in China were assessed. An analysis of covariance revealed that the men had a significantly higher average BA level than did women [F(1,2058) = 13.244, P < 0.001, Cohen's d = 0.193]. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses revealed BA was negatively associated with symptoms of depression, anxiety, and suicidality within the entire sample (depressive symptoms, β = −0.129, P < 0.001; anxiety symptoms, β = −0.101, P < 0.001; suicidality, OR = 0.788 P = 0.020) and among women (depressive symptoms, β = −0.172, P < 0.001; anxiety symptoms, β = −0.131, P < 0.001; suicidality, OR = 0.639 P = 0.001) but not men.ConclusionChinese college women reported lower BA than their male peers did. Furthermore, among women but not men, elevations in BA corresponded with protective mental health experiences including lower levels of depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms and suicidality. Findings underscore the potential utility of including BA in mental health assessments of Chinese college students, especially women. Findings also provide foundations for continued research on interventions to increase BA among at-risk young women in China.

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“…The impact of what we call the intrapersonal sphere affects the way a person manages their behavior and attitude in relation to others (what we call the interpersonal sphere) [27,62]. The individuals who increase their body consciousness can better understand the body's reaction to an emotionally complex event or situation, improving their self-esteem [64]. This could allow them to accept the situation, modulating their response in a more adaptive way in relation to the classroom environment.…”

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A Rationale for Teacher Change from a Bodyfulness Paradigm: An Experience in Higher Education

Rodríguez-Jiménez

Carmona

2021

Education Sciences

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This article presents an exploratory and interpretative study on the development of self-reflection and self-knowledge in university teachers by an embodied experience. Dance Movement Therapy and Body–Mind Centering share the fundamentals of the paradigm of embodied cognition through a first-person full-body experience. Using these principles, a training program was designed and implemented in a cohort of 22 university teachers. The article offers details of the program and the adaptations necessary to carry it out in a higher-education context. The results of the qualitative analysis that was conducted suggested that the transformative learning paradigm could be useful to explain the process carried out by the participants. With the necessary limitations, the incorporation of awareness and attentive participation in bodily states and actions manifests as a transformative element in the teacher. The participants, despite initial resistance, see possibilities for applying this knowledge in their teaching practice.

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The Norwegian healthy body image intervention promotes positive embodiment through improved self-esteem

Cited by 31 publications

References 71 publications

The influence of parenting on building character in adolescents

The influence of parenting on building character in adolescents

Gender Differences in Body Appreciation and Its Associations With Psychiatric Symptoms Among Chinese College Students: A Nationwide Survey

A Rationale for Teacher Change from a Bodyfulness Paradigm: An Experience in Higher Education

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