These experiences can be negative or positive and affect her body image and identity.
Lastly, it provides some tips on how to practice positive female embodiment.
Overall, it showed strong associations between embodiment, body esteem, and life satisfaction.
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Specifically, embodiment was a better predictor of life satisfaction than body esteem for both men and women.
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