Rumination as a Psychological Risk Factor for Body Dissatisfaction in Middle-Aged Women

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dc.contributor.advisorRussell-Mayhew, Shelly K.
dc.contributor.authorNieborowska, Victoria
dc.contributor.committeememberNordstokke, David W.
dc.contributor.committeememberSears, Christopher R.
dc.date2019-11
dc.date.accessioned2019-09-13T21:15:12Z
dc.date.available2019-09-13T21:15:12Z
dc.date.issued2019-09-12
dc.description.abstractIn a society that promotes anti-aging, sociocultural pressures for a young and thin body type negatively affects body image and mental health in aging women. However, little is known about how women in middle adulthood experience body dissatisfaction. Given that cognitive appraisal is a component of body dissatisfaction, this study aimed to investigate whether perseverative negative thinking about one’s body, assessed by ruminative brooding and reflection, contributed to body dissatisfaction in midlife women. In order to better understand the link between rumination and body dissatisfaction, depression, trait anxiety, self-esteem, and quality of life were utilized as mediators. A sample of 351 women between 40 to 65 years of age from the United States were recruited from Amazon Mechanical Turk and completed several self-report measures. The findings revealed that ruminative brooding significantly predicted body dissatisfaction, compared to ruminative reflection. Additionally, depression, trait anxiety, self-esteem, and quality of life partially mediated the relationship between ruminative brooding and body dissatisfaction. The findings suggested that ruminative brooding might be an underlying mechanism of body dissatisfaction in middle-aged women. Implications for counselling and research highlight the importance of addressing negative self-focused thinking about one’s body and its potential consequences.en_US
dc.identifier.citationNieborowska, V. (2019). Rumination as a Psychological Risk Factor for Body Dissatisfaction in Middle-Aged Women (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/36997
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/110925
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisher.facultyWerklund School of Educationen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.en_US
dc.subject.classificationEducational Psychologyen_US
dc.subject.classificationPsychology--Cognitiveen_US
dc.subject.classificationPsychology--Developmentalen_US
dc.titleRumination as a Psychological Risk Factor for Body Dissatisfaction in Middle-Aged Womenen_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineEducation Graduate Program – Educational Psychologyen_US
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgaryen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)en_US
ucalgary.item.requestcopyfalseen_US
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