Body dissatisfaction can be significantly detrimental to wellbeing. Little is known about older
adults' body image, despite the fact that ageing causes unique bodily changes and that …

Despite numerous body image researches focusing on children, adolescents, young and
middle-aged adults, there is a dearth regarding the body image of Western seniors. In this …

Given global population ageing and the fact that Australia is experiencing a significant
increase in the proportion of older adults in its population, research into ageing issues has …

The majority of body image research has studied younger women and girls, ignoring older
age groups. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to explore body image among …

Body-image research has focused on younger women and girls, and tended to ignore
women in later life, although recent studies have called for more research into the body …

In this article, we examine the existing sociocultural research and theory concerned with the
aging body. In particular, we review the body image and embodiment literatures and discuss …

We explored how physically active women perceived, experienced, and coped with their
aging bodies, and examined their perceptions of the utility of self-compassion to manage …

The purpose of this study was to explore retirement-age men's perceptions of body image
and embodied experiences of aging. Individual interviews and follow-up focus groups were …

Despite many body changes that accompany the aging process, the extant research is
limited on middle age and older adults' body image experiences. The purpose of the present …

We examined how older men perceived, experienced, and coped with age-related changes
to their appearance, body function, and health. Data from semi-structured interviews with 28 …