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| Social physique anxiety in postmenopausal women | | Author(s) | Lynda B Ransdell, Christine L Wells, Melinda M Manore |
| Journal title | Journal of Women & Aging, vol 10, no 3, 1998 |
| Pages | pp 19-39 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Keeping fit ; Exercise ; Menopause ; Older women ; Attitude ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Social physique anxiety (SPA), the degree to which individuals become anxious when others observe their bodies, is an important concept for postmenopausal women because it may be directly related to their physical behaviour. Women with a high level of SPA may not participate in health-enhancing physical activity. The aim of this US study was to examine SPA in postmenopausal women relative to leisure time physical activity, such as exercise, recreation and sport. Other factors, such as percentage of body fat, body fat distribution, age and hormone replacement therapy (HRT) status were also examined for their relationship to SPA. Findings showed that women with low levels of leisure time physical activity had significantly higher SPA than women with high levels of physical activity, independent of percent body fat. Women with more than 37.5% body fat had significantly higher SPA than those with less than 37.5% body fat. Women with upper body fat distribution had higher SPA than women with lower body fat distribution. There were no differences in SPA relative to age or HRT status. The implications of the findings for physical activity interventions for postmenopausal women are discussed. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980810403 A |
| Classmark | CE: CEA: CC:BD: BD: DP: 7T |
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