Body Appraisal, Weight Management Goals, and Well-Being Among Midlife Men and Women

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• 作者：Nicky J. Newton ; Sarah A. Russell ; Dan P. McAdams
• 关键词：Midlife ; Body appraisal ; Weight management ; Gender ; Life satisfaction
• 刊名：Journal of Adult Development
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：March 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：24
• 期：1
• 页码：31-39
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• 刊物类别：Behavioral Science
• 刊物主题：Psychology, general; Personality and Social Psychology; Clinical Psychology; Aging; Cognitive Psychology;
• 出版者：Springer US
• ISSN：1573-3440
• 卷排序：24

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In this paper, we assess the extent to which subjective and objective body appraisals relate to weight management goals and ultimately to life satisfaction in midlife men and women. The sample consisted of 141 midlife men and women (aged 55–59) from the Foley Longitudinal Study of Adulthood. We used both logistic and hierarchical linear regressions to examine relationships among and between variables. Both men and women expressed similar levels of body appraisal, and similar weight management goals; lower body appraisal and the presence of a weight management goal were both related to lower well-being. This study suggests that subjective and objective body appraisals may motivate the setting of weight management goals, and are significant contributors to well-being in midlife. Results are discussed in the context of aging, as well as gender.