An Examination of Social Physique Anxiety with Regard to Sex and Level of Sport Involvement

Mulazimoglu-Balli, O.; Koca, Canan; Aşçı, F. Hülya

doi:10.2478/v10078-010-0055-9

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“…The obtained results on the lower level of social physique anxiety in males are in line with previous findings (Frederick & Morrison,1996;Motl & Conroy, 2001;Mülazimoğlu-Balli et al, 2010, Rothberger, 2014. Some scholars argue that this could be a consequence of a modern cultural trend and societal pressures for thinness targeting females (Motl & Conroy, 2001).…”

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confidence: 92%

“…The psychometric properties of this revised scale were explored on the samples of adolescents and young adults of both genders (Motl & Conroy, 2001;Scott, Burke, Joyner, & Brand, 2004). Good psychometric characteristics of the revised SPAS scales have been confirmed in recent studies on young athletes and non-athletes, adolescents and university students of both genders Mülazimoğlu-Balli et al, 2010;Yousefi, Hassani, & Shokri, 2009). For this study, we used the Serbian version of the revised SPA scale Lazarević et al, 2016).…”

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confidence: 87%

“…Previous results also indicated that social physique anxiety can be related to physical exercise in different ways; it is possible that physical exercise leads to a reduction of social physical anxiety, and it could be that persons with higher social physique anxiety are less willing to get involved actively in exercise (Altan Atalay & Gençöz, 2008;Crawford & Eklund 1994;Focht & Hausenblas, 2006;Gomeset et al, 2015;Kowalski et al, 2001;Landers & Arent, 2007;Leary, 1992;Lindwall & Lindgren, 2005;Martin, 2006;Martin Ginis et al, 2007;Mülazimoğlu-Balli et al, 2010). Therefore, it would be beneficial if future studies investigated what would be adequate intervention programs of exercise for the engagement of persons with high social physique anxiety or the programs leading towards lowering social physique anxiety.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In addition, previous results suggest a negative relationship between social physique anxiety and physical self-efficacy Lazarević et al, 2016;Martin, 2006;Rothberger, 2014). It has been demonstrated that physical activity (exercise) can reduce social physique anxiety, and consequently lead to higher engagement in physical exercise (Altan Atalay & Gençöz, 2008;Craford & Eklund, 1994;Focht & Hausenblas, 2006;Fox, 2002b;Gomes et al, 2015;Landers & Arent, 2007;Leary, 1992;Lindwall & Lindgren, 2005, Martin, 2006Mülazimoğlu-Balli, Koca, & Aşçi, 2010;Rothberger, 2014). Furthermore, studies show that the adolescents who exercise regularly have lower levels of social physique anxiety and higher self-esteem compared to the ones who exercise periodically (Gomes et al, 2015).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Predictors of students' self-esteem: The importance of body self-perception and exercise

Lazarevic¹,

Lazarević²,

Orlić³

2017

Psihol istra

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The goal of this study was to explore the predictive validity of physical self-efficacy, social physique anxiety, and physical activity in the self-esteem of students, as well as to investigate potential gender differences. The Rosenberg's Self-Esteem Scale (SES), Physical Self-Efficacy Scale (PSES), Social Physique Anxiety Scale (SPAS), and a short questionnaire about physical activity were administered to a sample of 232 university students. The overall results show that students are moderately physically active (on the average, 2.75 times per week), have moderately high selfesteem and physical self-efficacy and lower social physique anxiety. No gender differences were detected in self-esteem. In other variables, gender differences are significant and mostly in favour of males. The analyses showed that self-esteem correlated positively with physical self-efficacy and physical activity, and negatively with social physique anxiety. The regression analyses indicated that physical selfefficacy, social physique anxiety and female gender were significant predictors of self-esteem. Physical activity was not a significant predictor of self-esteem. Future studies should investigate the relations of body self-perceptions, physical exercise, and domain-specific self-esteem.

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confidence: 99%

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Lazarevic¹,

Lazarević²,

Orlić³

2017

Psihol istra

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“…Specifically, we studied how motivation mediates the relationship between the basic psychological needs and social physique anxiety. In the analysis, we controlled for the influence of gender and body mass index (BMI), as prior research has shown that girls tend to display higher levels of social physique anxiety (Eklund, Kelley, & Wilson, 1997;Hagger et al, 2010;Kruisselbrink, Dodge, Swanburg, & MacLeod, 2004;Mülazimoğlu-Balli, Koca, & Aşçi, 2010), and other studies have shown that BMI is positively related to social physique anxiety (Hausenblas & Fallon, 2002;Thompson & Chad, 2000).…”

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Exercise Motivation and Social Physique Anxiety In Adolescents

Sicilia¹,

Sáenz-Alvarez²,

González‐Cutre³

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Psychologica Belgica

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Good Nudes and Bad Nudes: How Naturism, Casual Stripping, and Sexting Predict Social Physique Anxiety and Body Appreciation

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Kukawska

2022

Sexuality & Culture

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Prior research suggests that naturism leads to less social physique anxiety and more positive body image, but that other forms of public nudity (e.g., casual stripping, sexting) may be harmful, particularly for women. Two cross-sectional studies built on those previous findings. Study 1 (N1 = 6670) found a positive relationship between generalised nude activity and body appreciation which was not moderated by gender. Study 2 (N2 = 331) found that both naturism and casual stripping predicted more body appreciation, a relationship mediated by less social physique anxiety. Again, these relationships were not moderated by gender. In contrast, sexting did not predict body appreciation and predicted more social physique anxiety, but only in men. These findings highlight that some types of nudity may be more beneficial or harmful than others, and that future research and policy should specify the type of nudity under consideration in order to maximise positive effects.

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An Examination of Social Physique Anxiety with Regard to Sex and Level of Sport Involvement

Cited by 13 publications

References 46 publications

Predictors of students' self-esteem: The importance of body self-perception and exercise

Predictors of students' self-esteem: The importance of body self-perception and exercise

Exercise Motivation and Social Physique Anxiety In Adolescents

Good Nudes and Bad Nudes: How Naturism, Casual Stripping, and Sexting Predict Social Physique Anxiety and Body Appreciation

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