J. Handelzalts, S. Geller, Sigal Levy, Tal Vered, Shimrit Fisher
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Body image among three denominations of Jewish women in Israel
ABSTRACT Religious identity has been shown to be related to women’s healthy body image, though research is still scarce, with most of it having been carried out in the context of the Christian religion. We used measures of positive body image (Body Appreciation Scale) and negative body image (Body Image Concern Inventory) as well as body care attitude (Body Care Subscale) to study 230 women belonging to three Jewish denominations in Israel in mid 2013. Compared to modern-Orthodox and secular Jewish women, ultra-Orthodox Jewish women were found to possess a more positive and less negative body image; they also exhibited more positive attitudes regarding body care. Regarding body satisfaction, modern-Orthodox women were shown to be significantly more satisfied than were the secular women. This reflects a continuum, ranging between secular, modern-Orthodox, and ultra-Orthodox women regarding body image in all its aspects. The possible protective power of religion regarding body image is discussed in light of possible underlining mechanisms.
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This title has ceased (2018). This important peer-review journal provides an innovative forum, both international and multidisciplinary, for addressing cross-cultural issues and mental health. Culture as it comes to bear on mental health is a rapidly expanding area of inquiry and research within psychiatry and psychology, and other related fields such as social work, with important implications for practice in the global context. The journal is an essential resource for health care professionals working in the field of cross-cultural mental health.Readership includes psychiatrists, psychologists, medical anthropologists, medical sociologists, psychiatric nurses and social workers, general practitioners and other mental health professionals interested in the area. The International Journal of Culture and Mental Health publishes original empirical research, review papers and theoretical articles in the fields of cross-cultural psychiatry and psychology. Contributions from the fields of medical anthropology and medical sociology are particularly welcome. A continuing dialogue between members of various disciplines in various fields is encouraged. The aim of the journal is to encourage its readers to think about various issues which have clouded cross-cultural development of ideas. The journal lays special emphasis on developing further links between medical anthropology, medical sociology, clinical psychiatry and psychology, and implications of the findings on service provisions. The journal is published four times a year. The style of reference is Harvard. All research articles in this journal, including those in special issues, special sections or supplements, have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two independent referees.