Body-related shame and authentic pride are independently associated with self-rated health in young adults
IntroductionAlthough body weight has been positioned as a strong predictor of physical and mental health, positive and negative body-related psychosocial factors may also be important. Further, both theoretical tenets and empirical evidence suggest that these associations may diffe...
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IntroductionAlthough body weight has been positioned as a strong predictor of physical and mental health, positive and negative body-related psychosocial factors may also be important. Further, both theoretical tenets and empirical evidence suggest that these associations may differ by gender. Our objectives were to examine the associations between body-related self-conscious emotions (body shame, body authentic pride) and physical and mental health in young adults, and to identify potential differences in these associations by gender.
MethodsData for this cross-sectional study were drawn from the Nicotine Dependence in Teens (NDIT) study for 799 young adults (M [SD] age = 33.6 y [0.5]; 43.9% male). We estimated the associations between each of body shame and body authentic pride (i.e. the exposures) and both self-rated physical and self-rated mental health (i.e. the outcomes) in linear regression models that controlled for age, education and body mass index, and we examined potential gender differences in these associations by conducting gender-stratified analyses.
ResultsIn females, self-rated health and mental health decreased by 0.37 and 0.38, respectively, with each unit increase in body shame. Self-rated health and mental health increased by 0.25 and 0.23, respectively, for each unit increase in body authentic pride. In males, self-rated health and mental health decreased by 0.35 and 0.45, respectively, with each unit increase in body shame, and increased by 0.32 and 0.21, respectively, with each unit increase in body authentic pride.
ConclusionInterventions that focus on body weight to the exclusion of body-related self-conscious emotions may side-step a key contributor to self-rated health. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1497ecfbbc7d49c1a14e69271a48ce142023-06-28T17:59:55ZengPublic Health Agency of CanadaHealth Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada2368-738X2023-06-0143627128010.24095/hpcdp.43.6.01Body-related shame and authentic pride are independently associated with self-rated health in young adultsKristen M. Lucibello0Erin K. O’Loughlin1Catherine M. Sabiston2Sabrina Malouka3Roxy H. O’Rourke4Jennifer L. O’Loughlin5Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaFaculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaFaculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaFaculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaFaculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Social and Preventive Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Quebec, Canada IntroductionAlthough body weight has been positioned as a strong predictor of physical and mental health, positive and negative body-related psychosocial factors may also be important. Further, both theoretical tenets and empirical evidence suggest that these associations may differ by gender. Our objectives were to examine the associations between body-related self-conscious emotions (body shame, body authentic pride) and physical and mental health in young adults, and to identify potential differences in these associations by gender. MethodsData for this cross-sectional study were drawn from the Nicotine Dependence in Teens (NDIT) study for 799 young adults (M [SD] age = 33.6 y [0.5]; 43.9% male). We estimated the associations between each of body shame and body authentic pride (i.e. the exposures) and both self-rated physical and self-rated mental health (i.e. the outcomes) in linear regression models that controlled for age, education and body mass index, and we examined potential gender differences in these associations by conducting gender-stratified analyses. ResultsIn females, self-rated health and mental health decreased by 0.37 and 0.38, respectively, with each unit increase in body shame. Self-rated health and mental health increased by 0.25 and 0.23, respectively, for each unit increase in body authentic pride. In males, self-rated health and mental health decreased by 0.35 and 0.45, respectively, with each unit increase in body shame, and increased by 0.32 and 0.21, respectively, with each unit increase in body authentic pride. ConclusionInterventions that focus on body weight to the exclusion of body-related self-conscious emotions may side-step a key contributor to self-rated health.https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/reports-publications/health-promotion-chronic-disease-prevention-canada-research-policy-practice/vol-43-no-6-2023/body-shame-authentic-pride-associated-self-rated-health-young-adults.html |
| spellingShingle | Kristen M. Lucibello Erin K. O’Loughlin Catherine M. Sabiston Sabrina Malouka Roxy H. O’Rourke Jennifer L. O’Loughlin Body-related shame and authentic pride are independently associated with self-rated health in young adults Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada |
| title | Body-related shame and authentic pride are independently associated with self-rated health in young adults |
| title_full | Body-related shame and authentic pride are independently associated with self-rated health in young adults |
| title_fullStr | Body-related shame and authentic pride are independently associated with self-rated health in young adults |
| title_full_unstemmed | Body-related shame and authentic pride are independently associated with self-rated health in young adults |
| title_short | Body-related shame and authentic pride are independently associated with self-rated health in young adults |
| title_sort | body related shame and authentic pride are independently associated with self rated health in young adults |
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