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A nudity-based intervention to improve body image, self-esteem, and life satisfaction

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  • Keon West

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An individual's body image has profound implications for their self-esteem and overall life-satisfaction, and is a significant predictor of the onset of eating disorders. Recent research suggested that nude activities improved body image, self-esteem, and life-satisfaction among participants who were predisposed to take part in such activities. This current research investigated whether a nudity-based intervention can have similar positive effects among non-nudist participants with low levels of positive body-image, and whether those effects endure. Fifteen participants completed measures of body-image, self-esteem, and life-satisfaction before, immediately after, and one month after participating in a 4-day, nudity-based intervention. Participants reported substantial improvements in all three outcomes that remained one month after the intervention's completion. Results suggest that nudity-based interventions can meaningfully and enduringly improve body image and related outcomes, even among non-nudists.

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  • Keon West, 2020. "A nudity-based intervention to improve body image, self-esteem, and life satisfaction," International Journal of Happiness and Development, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 6(2), pages 162-172.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijhdev:v:6:y:2020:i:2:p:162-172
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    1. Sophie Byth & Paul Frijters & Tony Beatton, 2022. "The relationship between obesity and self-esteem: longitudinal evidence from Australian adults," Oxford Open Economics, Oxford University Press, vol. 1, pages 1-14.

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