White women are less confident about their bodies than women from other cultures, according to a new study.
Researchers found Western women also experience greater media pressure to be thin than black Nigerian and Chinese women of all ages.
The study, conducted by Durham University psychologists, looked at the impacts of age and socio-cultural pressures on “body appreciation” — feelings of positivity and pride about one’s body — among white Western, black Nigerian and Chinese women.
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