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RESEARCH READING NOTE / 研究解説

West (2021): communal naked activity and body appreciation

West, K. (2021). I Feel Better Naked: Communal Naked Activity Increases Body Appreciation by Reducing Social Physique Anxiety. The Journal of Sex Research, 58(8), 958–966. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2020.1764470

Full citation / 書誌
West, K. (2021). I Feel Better Naked: Communal Naked Activity Increases Body Appreciation by Reducing Social Physique Anxiety. The Journal of Sex Research, 58(8), 958–966. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2020.1764470
Year / 年
2021
Journal / 雑誌
The Journal of Sex Research
DOI
10.1080/00224499.2020.1764470
PubMed
PMID 32500740
Study type / 研究種別
Randomized controlled trial
Sample size / 標本数
N = 51 adults
Population / 対象
Adults willing to enroll in a communal-nudity study
Method / 方法
Participants were randomized to interact naked or clothed, with body appreciation measured before and after and proposed mediators measured after the activity.
Main finding / 主結果
The naked-activity group reported increased body appreciation, statistically mediated by lower social physique anxiety.
Effect size / 効果量
Not stated in the verified PubMed abstract
Causal claim allowed
Yes — only for the experimental exposure contrast and within the stated limits
Peer reviewed
Yes
Author / 解説執筆
CFNM WORLD editorial desk
Published / 公開日
Modified / 更新日
Last reviewed / 最終確認
2026-09-08

PLAIN-LANGUAGE SUMMARY

What the study says.

In this small randomized study, the naked group reported greater short-term body appreciation than the clothed group. The result supports a limited intervention claim, not a population claim and not a CFNM claim.

平易な日本語要約

この研究から言えること。

小規模な無作為化研究では、裸体で交流した群が着衣群より短期的な身体肯定感の上昇を報告しました。限定された介入結果であり、人口全体やCFNMについての結論ではありません。

LIMITATIONS / 限界

Read before generalizing.

The sample was small and self-selecting, the intervention was short, outcomes were self-reported and the setting does not represent all social-nudity contexts.

標本、測定、研究デザインの範囲を超えて一般化せず、相関を因果へ読み替えません。効果量、参加者数、研究数、国数は別の値として扱います。

RELATED ART & CULTURE / 関連美術・文化

Context without overclaiming.

Art and the male nudeCulture and adjacent contexts

PUBLICATION RECORDS / 出典

PubMed and publisher cross-check.

  1. PubMed: I Feel Better Naked ACADEMIC PEER REVIEWED · checked 2026-09-08PMID 32500740; identifies the randomized controlled trial and N = 51.
  2. Publisher: I Feel Better Naked ACADEMIC PEER REVIEWED · checked 2026-09-08Taylor & Francis DOI record for the Journal of Sex Research article.