Body appreciation has been linked to better sexual and life satisfaction – here’s how to cultivate it
These days it’s hard to miss the body positivity movement. But love and respect for the body isn’t new and wasn’t invented by the west. Indeed, global research I’ve collaborated on has found that body appreciation is understood and experienced the same way all over the world – although we did find large differences in levels of body appreciation between different countries. First, it’s important to understand what body image and body appreciation means in psychology. Body image is the “inside view” that you have of yourself. Historically, body image research was focused on negative aspects, such as appearance anxiety or clinical cond...... Read Full article on HadNews