RELATIONSHIP OF BODY DISSATISFACTION TO PHYSICAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS

The relationship of body dissatisfaction, restrained eating, and core wellness to physical self-esteem was investigated in a convenience sam ple of 654 subjects. Regression analysis indicated that greater physic al self-esteem was significantly related to a higher score on the Core Wellness Scale, lower body dissatisfaction, and nonrestrained eating (total R(2) = .44). A repeated measures ANCOVA revealed that subjects from the corporate and fitness club samples had a significant discrepa ncy between their perceived current and ideal body shapes, whereas no differences existed in the university sample. Both genders had a signi ficant discrepancy between their current and ideal body; however, the discrepancy for women was larger than men regardless of group.