Lighthouse News Daily

Breaking Daily News

Saturday, January 23, 2021
Log in
  • Headlines
  • Business
  • Education
  • Entertainment
  • Sports
  • Technology
  • U.S.
  • World
  • Latest News
    • Inflatable Greenhouse Could Be A Food Source In The Outer Space
    • YouTube for Children Being Launched by Google
    • Some Animals Produce Natural Sunscreen to Protect Themselves from Radiation, New Study Shows
    • A New Genetic Map Tracks Down Dog Breeds And Their Evolution
    • Lack Of Sleep Causes Brain Cells To Slow Down
    • Meet Lyuba, the Best-Preserved Baby Mammoth in the World
    • Reports of Great White Shark Spottings Around Wells, Maine
    • Minecraft Adds Hour of Code Designer Tutorial
    • The de Broglie-Bohm Theory Is Back and It’s Surreal
    • Could High Carbon Dioxide Concentration Make Earth Greener?
You are here: Home / Health / Women’s Satisfaction with Their Bodies Has Increased

Women’s Satisfaction with Their Bodies Has Increased

August 8, 2016 By Grant Hamersma Leave a Comment

Email, RSS Follow
women’s satisfaction with their bodies has increased

Women’s satisfaction with their bodies has increased since the 1980s.

New studies recently showed that women’s satisfaction with their bodies has increased since the 1980s.

More role models these days are now curvier women who run counter to the trend towards thinness and this might explain the findings. Researchers say that while women are still less happy with how they look, the satisfaction rates are considerably improving.

Anyone who will browse through a magazine will surely confirm that we are living a plastic surgery age where image is meaningful. However, despite the constant pressure, women managed to become more confident in how they look and more accepting of their bodies and weight.

Studies showed that while men’s dissatisfaction with their bodies remained the same, American women’s dissatisfaction gradually declined from 1981 to 2012. The most surprising fact is that this gradual decrease of dissatisfaction is taking place in a time where the obesity rates are growing, and the Americans are the heaviest they have ever been.

One might expect that with two out of three U.S citizens being obese, the dissatisfaction with their bodies should increase. Instead, studies have found the opposite. These results are based on studies aimed at finding out how people feel about their bodies and were conducted on more than 100,000 participants.

The findings revealed that, on average, women’s satisfaction with their bodies increased by 3.3 points. Although it doesn’t seem to be a significant change, psychologists say that this increase is substantial.

Another study conducted on more than 23,000 participants over 14 years old found that men reported more body dissatisfaction than women when it came to muscularity, a trend which remained stable over time.

The findings represent a positive change in the social pressure women face over body image and diversity. Body dissatisfaction is the main reason for eating disorders like anorexia nervosa and commonly lead to depression.

In the last 20 years, we have witnessed an increased attention and awareness on body acceptance movements directed towards women and young girls.

Ad campaigns and public relations over the last decade like Dove Campaign for Real Beauty are promoting body acceptance by showing models with variations in body types. The message of feeling better in your skin seems to be reaching the public.

Image source:Flickr

Email, RSS Follow

Filed Under: Health

Pages

  • About/Contact
  • AccomplishNow Sandra Rechsteiner | A Journey to Self-Acceptance
  • Privacy Policy GDPR
  • Staff
  • Terms and Conditions

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 17 other subscribers

Edward Snowden in Talks with Russian Lawyer to Return Home

March 3, 2015 By Renee Johnson Leave a Comment

Maximum-Security Prison Worker who Aided Escape Hears Sentence

September 28, 2015 By Adam Lynch Leave a Comment

Team Finds Link between Premature Birth and Weaker Brain Connections

October 20, 2015 By Grant Hamersma Leave a Comment

Google Turns Smartphones into Translators

January 14, 2015 By Jeremy Kennedy Leave a Comment

Chipotle Hires Former Starbucks CIO, Curt Garner

October 13, 2015 By Grant Hamersma Leave a Comment

While revealing Ashley Madison names was the first part that was revealed , the next step is having pictures, chats and private messagepublished.

Ashley Madison Hackers Will Reveal More Soon

August 23, 2015 By Janice Bower Leave a Comment

92 % of Earth-like Planets in the Universe Aren’t Born Yet

October 21, 2015 By Lonnie Davidson 1 Comment

Pew: Immigrants to Make Up 88% of U.S. Population Growth by 2065

September 28, 2015 By Adam Lynch Leave a Comment

Related Articles

  • patient and doctor shaking hands

    Always Seeing the Same Doctor Lowers Early Death Risk (Study)

    Jun 29, 2018
  • people who work out

    What Happens When You Work Out

    Jun 28, 2018
  • female flight attendant

    Flight Attendants, More Likely to Develop Some Types of Cancer (Study)

    Jun 26, 2018
  • overweight person

    Body-Positive Movement Likely Contributes to Obesity Crisis (Study)

    Jun 25, 2018
  • Alzheimer's symptoms

    Herpes Virus Might Be Linked to Alzheimer’s (Study)

    Jun 22, 2018
  • cup of coffee

    Coffee Might Be Good for Your Heart, But with a Limit (Study)

    Jun 22, 2018
  • Parkinson's in the brain

    Parkinson’s Drugs Can Make People Gamblers or Sex Addicts

    Jun 21, 2018
  • freshly-made pizza

    Why Your Brain Loves Fatty, High-Carb Foods (Study)

    Jun 19, 2018
  • group of teens

    Teens Having Less Sex, Doing Less Drugs, More Are Depressed

    Jun 15, 2018
  • woman sleeping

    Too Much or Too Little Sleep are Both Bad for Your Health (Study)

    Jun 14, 2018

Categories

  • Business
  • Education
  • Entertainment
  • Headlines
  • Health
  • Nature
  • Science
  • Sports
  • Technology
  • U.S.
  • Uncategorized
  • World

Copyright © 2021 lighthousenewsdaily.com

About | Contact · Staff · Terms and Conditions · Privacy Policy

This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Learn more.