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Article: Physical Self and Physical Activity Relationships in College Women: Does Social Physique Anxiety Moderate Effects?(Statistical Data Included)
- Article from:
- Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport
- Article date:
- March 1, 2001
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This research assessed whether social physique anxiety moderated the relationship between physical self-perceptions and the level of physical activity involvement in young women. Participants were 354 female students who completed the Social Physique Anxiety Scale (SPAS), Physical Self-Perception Profile, Self-Administered 7-Day Physical Activity Recall (PAR), and Leisure Time Exercise Questionnaire (LTEQ). Both physical activity measures were significantly related to the SPAS and all physical self-perceptions. Multiple regressions showed that only self-perceptions of conditioning significantly predicted PAR ([R.sup.2] = .24) and LTEQ ([R.sup.2] = .30). SPA did not add any ...
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