Daughters and Mothers Exercising Together (DAMET): A 12-Week Pilot Project Designed to Improve Physical Self-Perception and Increase Recreational Physical Activity

Ransdell, Lynda B.; Dratt, Jessica; Kennedy, Christopher; O’Neill, Sean; DeVoe, Dale

doi:10.1300/j013v33n03_07

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“…These results corroborate some previous intervention studies (e.g., Alfermann & Stoll, 2000;Bartlewski et al, 1996;McAuley et al, 1995;Ransdell et al, 2001;Williams & Cash, 2001), while contradicting others (e.g., Asçi, 2003;Asçi, et al 1998;Caruso & Gill, 1992).…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 88%

“…The physical self, body image, and exercise A key question of the present work is how exercise relates to perceptions of the self, and specifically the physical self. In combination with previous crosssectional studies (Fox & Corbin, 1989;Sonstroem, Harlow, & Josephs, 1994), longitudinal studies (Lintunen, 1995), intervention studies (Alfermann & Stoll, 2000;Page, Fox et al, 1993: Ransdell et al, 2001) and meta-analyses (Sonstroem, 1984;Fox, 2000a), the results of Studies II and III offer strong support for the notion that exercise fosters positive self-perceptions regarding the body and its capacity. Supporting the statement of Fox (2000a), there is now ample scientific evidence for the view that exercise helps people to feel better about themselves physically.…”

Section: The Physical Self Gender and Exercisementioning

confidence: 52%

“…Some of the few documented studies adopting an experimental design have shown that exercise intervention programmes of different length and content may enhance PSP and decrease SPA (Alfermann & Stoll, 2000;Bartlewski, Van Raalte, & Brewer, 1996;McAuley, Bane, & Mihalko, 1995;Ransdell, Dratt, Kennedy, O´Neill, & DeVoe, 2001;Williams & Cash, 2001). …”

Section: Anxiety In Non-physically Active Adolescent Swedish Girlsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Exercising the Self: On the Role of Exercise, Gender and Culture in Physical-self Perceptions

Lindwall¹

2004

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In modern society, individuals constantly pass judgments on their own body and physical competence as well as that of other people. All too often, the verdict is less favourable. For the person, these physical self-perceptions (PSP) may negatively affect global self-esteem, identity, and general mental well being. The overall aim of this thesis is to examine primarily the role that exercise, but also the roles that gender and culture, play in the formation of PSP. In Study I, using confirmatory factor analyses, strong support for the validity of a firstorder, and a second-order hierarchical and multidimensional model of the Physical Self-Perception Profile (PSPP: Fox & Corbin, 1989) was found across three national samples (Great Britain, Sweden and Turkey) of university students. Cross-cultural differences were detected, with the British sample demonstrating higher latent means on all PSPP subdomains except for the physical condition subdomain (Condition), than the Swedish and Turkish samples. In Study II, a higher self-reported exercise frequency was associated with more positive PSP (in particular for Condition) and more importance attributed to PSP in Swedish university students. Males demonstrated higher overall PSPP-scores than females. In Study III, a true-experimental design with randomisation into an intervention and a control group was adopted. Strong support for the effects of an empowerment-based exercise intervention programme on PSP and social physique anxiety (SPA) over six months for adolescent girls was found. The relations of exercise, gender and culture with PSP, SPA and self-esteem are discussed from the standpoints of a variety of theoretical models (e.g., the EXSEM-model), and frameworks (self-presentation and objectification theory). The two theories of self-enhancement and skilldevelopment are examined with regard to the direction of the exercise-physical self relationship and motivation for exercise. Arguments for the relevance of exercise and PSP for practitioners in promoting general mental well-being and preventing modern-day diseases are outlined. Brown, 1998; p. 193). "It is pretty well understood now that the result of physical training is to train the nervous centres more than the muscles"(James, 1899; p. 220). AcknowledgementsThe work presented in this doctoral dissertation was supported financially by the following institutions: The Department of Psychology, Stockholm University;The Swedish National Center for Research in Sports (CIF); The School of Social and Health Sciences, Halmstad University and Stockholm University College of Physical Education and Sports.Writing a doctoral dissertation can be described as being stranded (fortunately mentally more than physically) on a deserted island for four years. In the quest for survival in the academic jungle (i.e. in the context of writing a PhD dissertation, to finish in the predetermined time of four years), the famous philosophical quotation from the poet and theologian John Donne (1573-1631):"No man is an island, entire ...

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Section: Discussionsupporting

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Section: The Physical Self Gender and Exercisementioning

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Section: Anxiety In Non-physically Active Adolescent Swedish Girlsmentioning

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2004

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“…[2][3][4] Researchers have posited that to develop effective physical activity interventions for children, an understanding of psychological and cognitive variables related to physical activity must be investigated. 5,6 Further, the social cognitive theory (SCT) 7 is an oft cited theory when addressing physical activity and health behaviors in children. A core element of SCT is reciprocal determinism, which states that there are constant, dynamic, causal interactions between a child's environmental, behavioral, and personal factors.…”

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Cardiovascular Fitness Moderates the Relations Between Estimates of Obesity and Physical Self-Perceptions in Rural Elementary School Students

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Bibeau³

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Journal of Physical Activity and Health

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. Cardiovascular fitness moderates the relations between estimates of obesity and physical self-perceptions in rural elementary school students. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 9(2) Background: Levels of physical activity decline throughout childhood. Children's physical self-perceptions have been found to relate to their physical activity. Understanding the relationships among physical selfperceptions, obesity, and physical activity could have important implications for interventions in children. Methods: The current study investigated the moderating effect of cardiovascular fitness (CVF, heart rate recovery from a 3-minute step test) on the relationship between obesity (BMI, waist circumference) and physical self-perceptions (athletic competence, physical appearance) in 104 fourth-and fifth-grade children from a small rural community. Results: Hierarchical regression analyses indicated that CVF moderated the relations between BMI and waist circumference on athletic competence. For children with lower fitness, higher waist circumference was associated with lower athletic competence, while for children with higher fitness levels, higher BMI was associated with higher athletic competence. Results also indicated that both BMI and waist circumference were negatively related to physical appearance. CVF moderated these relations such that only children with lower fitness, greater BMI and waist circumference was associated with poorer physical appearance scores. Conclusions: Implications include the need for support of fitness programs to promote psychological well-being and to investigate the relationship between obesity and physical self-perceptions within the context of fitness.

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“…The few studies that have tested behavioral interventions aimed at increasing PA in mothers have tailored their interventions after wellstudied theoretical approaches to behavior change (i.e., Bandura's Social Cognitive Theory, 1977;Prochaska & DiClemente's Transtheoretical Model of Behavior Change, 1983) (Cody & Lee, 1999;Fahrenwald et al, 2004;Ransdell et al, 2001) and community-based approaches (Miller et al, 2002). Preliminary evidence from these studies suggests that these interventions are potentially effective in increasing motivation to exercise, increasing daily energy expenditure, and mobilizing mothers towards meeting current guidelines for moderate-intensity PA (Fahrenwald et al, 2004;Miller et al, 2002).…”

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Influence of Maternal Stress on Successful Participation in a Physical Activity Intervention: The IMPACT Project

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ABSTRACT. Few studies have examined the impact of motherhood on successful participation in physical activity (PA) interventions. The current study focused on mothers in the Increasing Motivation for Physical Activity or IMPACT study, which aimed to promote PA in sedentary, low-income, ethnically diverse women (74% Latina). The aim of this study was to determine whether certain maternal variables (e.g., number of children, number and intensity of maternal stressors) influenced successful participation in an 8-week, class-based, PA intervention. PA consisted of accumulating 30 minutes or more of moderate-intensity activities (e.g., walking) five or more days a week. Sixty-eight mothers (average age = 32 years) were assessed at baseline and 10 weeks. Paired comparison t-tests demonstrated a significant increase in PA-related energy expenditure from baseline to 10 weeks (p < 0.05). Furthermore, this increase in PA was significantly associated with a decrease in the number of maternal stressors reported over this time period (p < 0.01). Simultaneous regression analyses indicated that (1) having a higher number of maternal stressors at baseline was associated with lower class attendance (p ≤ 0.05) and (2) rating these maternal stressors (e.g., unable to control children's behavior) as being more stressful at baseline was associated with lower levels of PA at 10 weeks (p ≤ 0.01), independent of the number of children at home. These results suggest that the number and intensity of perceived maternal stressors may negatively impact attempts to become more physically active. Interventions should address such stressors.

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Daughters and Mothers Exercising Together (DAMET): A 12-Week Pilot Project Designed to Improve Physical Self-Perception and Increase Recreational Physical Activity

Cited by 45 publications

References 14 publications

Exercising the Self: On the Role of Exercise, Gender and Culture in Physical-self Perceptions

Exercising the Self: On the Role of Exercise, Gender and Culture in Physical-self Perceptions

Cardiovascular Fitness Moderates the Relations Between Estimates of Obesity and Physical Self-Perceptions in Rural Elementary School Students

Influence of Maternal Stress on Successful Participation in a Physical Activity Intervention: The IMPACT Project

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