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- Title
Mejora de la satisfacción corporal en la madurez a través de un programa específico de imagen corporal.
- Authors
Sánchez Cabrero, Roberto
- Abstract
The present study compares the improvement achieved by a specific programme about body image versus a social intervention programme for the elderly. The study also analyses the connections found among gender, age and presence or absence of a partner, as features of great significance towards body satisfaction. The objective is to assess whether the specific programmes about body image improve body satisfaction in old age significantly better than social intervention programmes and therefore, whether it is important to improve the intervention on the body satisfaction during the old age to avoid other problems such as depression or low self-esteem. Results show that, although the relevance of body satisfaction during old age is qualitatively different from previous ages, the specific intervention in body image improves participants' body satisfaction significantly more than other preventive programmes or that the experimental maturation.
- Subjects
BODY image; OLD age; OLDER people; MATURATION (Psychology); PHYSICAL characteristics (Human body); INTERVENTION (Social services); PERSONAL beauty; MENTAL health
- Publication
Universitas Psychologica, 2020, Vol 19, p1
- ISSN
1657-9267
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.11144/Javeriana.upsy19.mscm