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Physical activity and physique anxiety in older adults
— fitness and efficacy influences | | Author(s) | E McAuley, D X Marquez, G J Jerome |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 6, no 3, August 2002 |
| Pages | pp 222-230 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Keeping fit ; Exercise ; Attitude ; Longitudinal surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Using a randomised controlled trial, this study documents the effects of 6 months of physical activity and 6 months follow-up on reduction in social physique anxiety (SPA) in older Americans. The role played by changes in behavioural, physiological and psychological predictors of changes in SPA are also examined. 174 participants, mean age 65, were randomly assigned to one of two activity groups, and engaged in a 6-month structured exercise programme. Latent growth curve analyses revealed significant reduction in SPA over the 12-month study period. Structural analyses controlling for treatment condition indicated that improvements in self-efficacy and fitness were significant predictors of changes in SPA, but that changes in body fat and exercise frequency did not contribute to variation in SPA. Overall, this model accounted for 19% of the variation in SPA changes. The extent to which changes in SPA may contribute to continued physical activity participation in older people and how exercise programmes might effectively influence predictors of SPA are discussed. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-020919207 A |
| Classmark | CE: CEA: DP: 3J: 7T |
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