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Abstract
100 nudists and 60 controls were compared on several aspects of figure drawings and the Secord-Jourard inventories of body- and self-cathexis. The results showed important effects of sex differences and testing milieu on test responses and tended to support findings of an earlier study indicating that nudists present more body-image distortion and signs of body-image disturbance than controls. However, nudists claim to be more gratified with the appearance, if not function, of their bodies. It is suggested that bodily conflict leads to somatic emphasis, that nudist behavior is not necessarily psychopathological and may serve adaptive purposes for certain individuals.
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