A Griffith University study found the body neutrality movement has a positive influence on young women's body image may help to conquer unrealistic body standards.
Griffith School of Psychology Dr. Veya Seekis said women in the body neutrality group reported higher appreciation of their body's functionality and higher body satisfaction than women in the thin ideal and art content control groups.
"Relative to the thin ideal group, women in the body neutrality group reported higher levels of positive mood and made fewer comparisons to those they perceived to be better themselves," Dr. Seekis said. "Although women in both the body neutrality and thin ideal groups thought about their appearance and what they were wearing while viewing the videos, women in the body neutrality group reported those thoughts were more positive than those in the thin ideal group.
"These novel findings are promising and indicate young women can view social media content about clothing and exercise in a way that inspires them to feel appreciative of their body's functionality and this may help curb the pressure to meet unrealistic beauty standards.
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