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Body image, aging, and identity in women over 50
— the Gender and Body Image (GABI) study | | Author(s) | Sara M Hofmeier |
| Journal title | Journal of Women and Aging, vol 29, no 1, 2017 |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis, 2017 |
| Pages | pp 3-14 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Older women ; Middle aged ; Physical characteristics [elderly] ; Biological ageing ; Attitude ; Ageing process ; Qualitative Studies ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Information from the 2010 Census in the United States found that women over 50 then comprised 17.2% of the total population. In the last decade, the authors have observed an increase in the number of middle-aged and older women presenting for eating disorder treatment, and a rise in the prevalence of obesity in women age 60+. The authors conducted a qualitative study across the United States of 1,849 women aged 50+, to capture the thoughts, feelings and attitudes that women at middle age have about their bodies and the experience of ageing. Via an open-ended question online survey, four primary themes emerged: (a) the physical and psychological experience of ageing; (b) the injustices, inequities and challenges of ageing; (c) the importance of self-care; and (d) a plea for recognition of the need to maintain a contributory role in society. Results from this Gender and Body Image (GABI) study highlight the complexities of women's psychological and physical aspects of ageing, and point toward important topics worthy of further study in this growing population. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-170630212 A |
| Classmark | BD: SE: BA: BH: DP: BG: 3DP: 7T |
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