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Strength of faith and body image in Muslim and non-Muslim women
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.
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Mental health, religion & cultureVolume
12Issue
2Pagination
121 - 127Publisher
RoutledgeLocation
London, U.K.Publisher DOI
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1367-4676eISSN
1469-9737Language
engPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2009, Taylor & FrancisUsage metrics
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