Is body shaming predicting poor physical health and is there a gender difference
English The aim of this study was to examine whether body shame was predicting physical illnesses and negative self reported physical health. Furthermore, the aim was to examine gender differences regarding body shame, physical illnesses and self reported physical health. Participants were 92 students in Reykjavik University aged from 20 38. Data was gathered through a questionnaire. The questionnaire included questions about gender, age, selfreported physical health, body shame, and physical illness. The results of the study showed that women were more likely to self report their health as poor than men. However, women were not more likely to score higher on the body shame scale and report physical illnesses than men. The results also showed that participants who scored high on the body shame scale were not more likely to report physical illnesses, nor were they more likely to self report their physical health as poor.