Body Awareness, Eating Attitudes, and Spiritual Beliefs of Women Practicing Yoga

This research evaluated attitudes about body image and eating in women practicing postural yoga. Study 1 described scores from questionnaires on variables related to body awareness, intuitive eating, spirituality, and reasons for practicing. Scores were favorable on all measures with significant cor...

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Published in:Eating disorders 2009-07, Vol.17 (4), p.273-292
Main Authors: Dittmann, K. A., Freedman, M. R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Attitude
Awareness
Body Image
Eating
Feeding and Eating Disorders - psychology
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Personality Inventory
Readiness
Self Concept
Spirituality
Surveys and Questionnaires
Women
Yoga
Young Adult
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Summary:This research evaluated attitudes about body image and eating in women practicing postural yoga. Study 1 described scores from questionnaires on variables related to body awareness, intuitive eating, spirituality, and reasons for practicing. Scores were favorable on all measures with significant correlations (p < .01) among all main variables except between spiritual readiness and intuitive eating, and between BMI and both body awareness and spiritual readiness. Reasons for practicing did not affect scores. Study 2 evaluated interviews in a sub-sample. Qualitative data reported improvements in body satisfaction and disordered eating due in part to yoga and its associated spirituality.
ISSN:1064-0266
1532-530X
DOI:10.1080/10640260902991111