Body image in middle-aged Mormon women: a comparative case study

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Title Body image in middle-aged Mormon women: a comparative case study
Publication Type dissertation
School or College College of Health
Department Health & Kinesiology
Author Olsen, Janette
Date 2010
Description Body image is a multifaceted construct developed from perceived experiences and personal and cultural attitudes towards the body. Women are more vulnerable than men to internal and external influences regarding negative body image. A qualitative comparative case study design was utilized to explore how 10 lifelong, middle-aged LDS women, either married (n=5) with children or single, never married (n=5), experienced body image through their perceptions of religiosity and spirituality. The participants lived along the Wasatch Front in Utah and were recruited through known LDS gatekeepers. Each participant completed three in-person interviews and three audio or paper journals, which were transcribed and analyzed for themes.
Type Text
Publisher University of Utah
Subject Body image; Mormon; Religiosity; Resilience; Spirituality; Women
Dissertation Institution University of Utah
Dissertation Name PhD
Language eng
Rights Management ©Janette Olsen
Format application/pdf
Format Medium application/pdf
Format Extent 473,934 bytes
Source original in Marriott Library Special Collections ; BF21.5 2010 .O57
ARK ark:/87278/s60k2q35
Setname ir_etd
ID 192943
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s60k2q35
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