Relationship relationship of psychological well-being and body image in mature women

Nikiforova S. V.

The article presents the results of an empirical study of the relationship between indicators of psychological well-being and body image in women of mature age. Decrease in physical strength and attractiveness is one of the many problems that a person faces during the midlife crisis and beyond. For those who previously relied on their physical qualities and attractiveness, middle age can be a period of severe depression. On the basis of the revealed interconnection, it can be concluded that the phenomena studied by us are interdependent: the characteristics of the bodily image of the Self are interconnected with the indicators of the psychological well-being of the women under study. These data can be used as the basis for a program of psychological support for harmonizing the body image of women of mature age.

Keywords:women, mature age, psychological well-being, body image.