West, Keon and Kukawska, Eliza. 2022. Good nudes and bad nudes: How naturism, casual stripping, and sexting predict social physique anxiety and body appreciation. Sexuality & Culture, 26(6), pp. 2151-2170. ISSN 1095-5143 [Article]

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Abstract or Description

Prior research suggests that naturism leads to less social physique anxiety and more positive body image, but that other forms of public nudity (e.g., casual stripping, sexting) may be harmful, particularly for women. Two cross-sectional studies built on those previous findings. Study 1 (N1 = 6670) found a positive relationship between generalised nude activity and body appreciation which was not moderated by gender. Study 2 (N2 = 331) found that both naturism and casual stripping predicted more body appreciation, a relationship mediated by less social physique anxiety. Again, these relationships were not moderated by gender. In contrast, sexting did not predict body appreciation and predicted more social physique anxiety, but only in men. These findings highlight that some types of nudity may be more beneficial or harmful than others, and that future research and policy should specify the type of nudity under consideration in order to maximise positive effects.

Item Type:	Article
Identification Number (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1007/s12119-022-09990-6
Additional Information:	Data Availability Statement: These data are available upon request and will be sent (containing no personal or identifiable information) by the corresponding author if requested. This version of the article has been accepted for publication, after peer review (when applicable) and is subject to Springer Nature’s AM terms of use, but is not the Version of Record and does not reflect post-acceptance improvements, or any corrections.
Keywords:	public nudity; naturism; sexting; casual stripping; body image; body appreciation
Departments, Centres and Research Units:	Psychology
Dates:	Date Event 3 July 2022 Accepted 5 August 2022 Published Online December 2022 Published
Item ID:	31975
Date Deposited:	04 Jul 2022 15:23
Last Modified:	24 Nov 2022 13:51
Peer Reviewed:	Yes, this version has been peer-reviewed.
URI:	https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/31975

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