ABSTRAK
Usia dewasa madya merupakan saat penuaan mulai dialami dan disadari olehseseorang. Perubahan fisik akibat penuaan dinilai lebih negatif pada wanitadibandingkan pria karena standar penilaian sosial yang mementingkan penampilanfisik pada wanita dibandingkan pria. Hal tersebut dapat mempengaruhi bodyimage dan menimbulkan aging anxiety pada wanita dewasa madya. Penelitian inidilakukan untuk mengetahui hubungan antara body image dan aging anxiety padawanita dewasa madya. Partisipan penelitian adalah 67 orang wanita yang berusia40-65 tahun di Jabodetabek. Berdasarkan hasil uji statistik, ditemukan bahwa adahubungan yang signifikan dengan arah negatif antara body image dan aginganxiety (r = -,365, p < ,05, two-tailed).

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ABSTRACT
Middle age is the time when aging begins. Physical change, as an effect of aging,in women is valued more negatively than in men because of social standard whichappraises women mostly based on their appearance. Such standard could influencebody image and cause aging anxiety in the middle aged women. This research wasconducted to find the correlation between body image and aging anxiety in middleaged women. The participants in this research were 67 women who aged between40-65 years old, residing in Jabodetabek. The statistic test result reveals that therewas a significant correlation between body image and aging anxiety (r = -,365,p < ,05, two-tailed).