Relations of Sex, Age, Perceived Fitness, and Aerobic Activity with Social Physique Anxiety in Adults Sixty Years and Older

Relations of Sex, Age, Perceived Fitness, and Aerobic Activity with Social Physique Anxiety in Adults Sixty Years and Older

Self-reported physical activity, and perceived fitness were examined to assess their effects on social physique anxiety in a sample of older individuals (N = 249; M age = 70.4 yr., SD = 8.2). Participants reported their fitness as “average” to “above average.” There were no significant effects of pe...

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Veröffentlicht in:Psychological reports 2004-12, Vol.95 (3), p.761-766
Hauptverfasser: Lanning, Beth A., Bowden, Rodney G., Owens, Robin, Massey-Stokes, Marilyn
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Age Factors
Aged
Anxiety - diagnosis
Anxiety - epidemiology
Anxiety - psychology
Body Image
Exercise
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Physical Fitness
Self Concept
Sex Factors
Social Desirability
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Zusammenfassung:Self-reported physical activity, and perceived fitness were examined to assess their effects on social physique anxiety in a sample of older individuals (N = 249; M age = 70.4 yr., SD = 8.2). Participants reported their fitness as “average” to “above average.” There were no significant effects of perceived fitness or age on social physique anxiety scores. The women had significantly higher social physique anxiety scores than the men.
ISSN:0033-2941
1558-691X
DOI:10.2466/pr0.95.3.761-766