Body Covering and Body Image: A Comparison of Veiled and Unveiled Muslim Women, Christian Women, and Atheist Women Regarding Body Checking, Body Dissatisfaction, and Eating Disorder Symptoms

Although Islam is the fastest growing religion worldwide, only few studies have investigated body image in Muslim women, and no study has investigated body checking. Therefore, the present study examined whether body image, body checking, and disordered eating differ between veiled and unveiled Musl...

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Published in:Journal of religion and health
Authors: Wilhelm, Leonie (Author) ; Becker, Julia C. (Author) ; Hartmann, Andrea S. (Author) ; Kisi, Melahat (Author) ; Vocks, Silja 1972- (Author) ; Waldorf, Manuel (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V. [2018]
In: Journal of religion and health
Further subjects:B Islam
B Body Image
B Body checking
B Veiling
B Religiosity
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)