RT Article
T1 Strength of faith and body image in Muslim and non-Muslim women
JF Mental health, religion & culture
VO 12
IS 2
SP 121
OP 127
A1 Mussap, Alexander J.
LA English
PB Taylor & Francis
YR 2009
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1838977015
AB A questionnaire was completed by 98 Muslim and 91 non-Muslim Australian women to examine the relationship between Islam and body image. Path analyses revealed that for Muslim women (but not non-Muslim women) strength of religious faith was inversely related to body dissatisfaction, body self-objectification, and dietary restraint. These relationships were mediated by increased use of modest clothing and by reduced media consumption. These results are consistent with the proposition that adherence to Islam can indirectly protect women's body image from appearance-based public scrutiny and from exposure to Western media.
K1 Australia
K1 Islam
K1 Body Image
K1 Religion
K1 strength of faith
K1 Women
DO 10.1080/13674670802358190