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

ABSTRACT:

Background

Body 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.

Method

This cross-sectional, nationwide study was conducted between December 27, 2020, and January 18, 2021

SUBMITTER: Liu ZH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8892204 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature