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dc.contributor.authorSwami, Viren
dc.contributor.authorBarron, David
dc.contributor.authorHari, Ranjeev
dc.contributor.authorGrover, Simmy
dc.contributor.authorSmith, Lee
dc.contributor.authorFurnham, Adrian
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-09T12:03:41Z
dc.date.available2020-06-09T12:03:41Z
dc.date.created2020-02-13T17:55:44Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.citationEcopsychology. 2019, 11 (4), 243-253.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1942-9347
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11250/2657366
dc.description.abstractPrevious studies have shown that exposure to natural environments is associated with positive body image, but mechanistic pathways are not fully understood. Here, we tested one possible pathway, namely with self-compassion as a mediator of the effects of nature exposure on positive body image. A British sample of 225 women and 229 men completed measures of positive body image (body appreciation, functionality appreciation), nature exposure, and three facets of self-compassion (Self-Kindness, Common Humanity, Mindfulness). Path analysis indicated that there were significant direct paths from nature exposure to both body appreciation and functionality appreciation, with the latter also additionally mediating the effects of nature exposure on body appreciation. In addition, two facets of self-compassion (Self-Kindness and Common Humanity, but not Mindfulness) mediated the relationships between nature exposure and body appreciation and functionality appreciation, respectively. These findings lend support to calls for everyone to have easy access to natural environments.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMary Ann Lieberten_US
dc.titleThe Nature of Positive Body Image: Examining Associations Between Nature Exposure, Self-Compassion, Functionality Appreciation, and Body Appreciationen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.description.versionacceptedVersionen_US
dc.source.pagenumber243-253en_US
dc.source.volume11en_US
dc.source.journalEcopsychologyen_US
dc.source.issue4en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1089/eco.2019.0019
dc.identifier.cristin1794003
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