New Research Shows That Naturism Improves Body Image & Happiness
Felicity Jones, reporting for Young Naturists America:
The paper cites the few relevant studies that were conducted in the past 55+ years. There are a number of studies that show how naturism or nudity benefits children.
Marilyn Story’s research from the 80’s found that nudist kids had a more positive body image than non-nudist kids.
In their 1988 study, Lewis and Janda found a correlation between childhood exposure to non sexual nudity and increased self-esteem as well as comfort with sexuality in adulthood.
It’s good to see that there is some research being undertaken to empirically show the benefits of naturism. Hopefully the shortcomings of the study can be addressed in future studies.