“But I Like My Body”: Positive body image characteristics and a holistic model for young-adult women

Bodies in nature: Associations between exposure to nature, connectedness to nature, and body image in U.S. adults

“…In turn, improvements to self-esteem may promote more positive body appreciation. In addition, higher self-esteem may also provide women and men with better tools to filter body image-related information in a manner that is protective of their bodies or that protects against threats to body image (Wood-Barcalow, Tylka, & Augustus-Horvath, 2010). As suggested by , improved self-esteem as a result of nature exposure or connectedness to nature may also help individuals develop more equalitarian worldviews that are based on compassion and harmony, rather than competition or Nature and Body Image 20 aggression.…”

Future directions for positive body image research

“…The model is derived from interview accounts of influences that fostered positive body image (Frisén & Holmqvist, 2010;Wood-Barcalow et al, 2010) and from existing models of negative body image. Preliminary support for this model is provided in a cross-sectional study with undergraduate women.…”

“…A key, but little researched, component of positive body image is a self-protective cognitive style for processing appearance-related messages (Avalos et al, 2005;Menzel & Levine, 2011;Wood-Barcalow et al, 2010). Consistent with this component, positive body image is associated with a reduced consumption of appearance-focused media .…”

“…However, critical evaluations of media images have been reported among women who are vulnerable to negative exposure effects (Englen-Maddox, Running Head: Future Directions 30 2005), and an awareness that media images are unrealistic and artificial is not sufficient to prevent damage from processing the images (Tiggemann, Slater, Bury, Hawkins, & Firth, 2013). The protective filter reported in qualitative research (Wood-Barcalow et al, 2010) goes beyond avoidance and critique of media messages to involve an explicit intention to filter appearance-related messages. Women with positive body image report an intention to: minimize the importance of negative appearance-related messages, selectively attend to positive appearance-related messages and to interpret ambiguous appearance-related messages as positive and self-enhancing (Wood-Barcalow et al, 2010).…”

“…The protective filter reported in qualitative research (Wood-Barcalow et al, 2010) goes beyond avoidance and critique of media messages to involve an explicit intention to filter appearance-related messages. Women with positive body image report an intention to: minimize the importance of negative appearance-related messages, selectively attend to positive appearance-related messages and to interpret ambiguous appearance-related messages as positive and self-enhancing (Wood-Barcalow et al, 2010).…”