Exercise, Aggressive Diets, Bariatric Surgery and Other Attempts to Look Better: The Effects of Sociocultural Attitudes Toward Appearance on Social Physical Anxiety

Abstract

Introduction: There might be a probability that the sporting environment emphasises a body ideal that increases the likelihood of body dissatisfaction among female participants. This study examined the effect of sociocultural attitudes towards appearance on social physique anxiety in women athletes. Materials and Methods: The participants were 43 female students studying at the Faculty of Sport Sciences. The Social Physique Anxiety Scale (SPAS) and the Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire-3 (SATAQ-3) were used in the study. There was a total of 43 participants aged between 18 and 27 included in the analysis, and the mean age was 21,7±1,95. There were 10 sports activity types, and the most common sport was volleyball (n=11, 25.6%). The minimum, maximum, and mean values for SATAQ-3 were 32, 123, and 74.70±25.51, respectively. Also, SPA scores showed that the minimum, maximum, and mean values were 20, 51, and 35±5.65, respectively. Results: The correlation and regression analysis results showed that the SATAQ-3 sub-dimensions of internalization general (r=.405, p<.01), internalization athlete (r=.440, p<.01), and perception of pressure (r=.431, p<.01) were positively and significantly associated with overall social physique anxiety scores. The results of the regression analysis indicated that SATAQ-3 sub-dimensions may explain a significant amount of variance in female athletes' social physique anxiety scores. Discussion: The study showed that social physique anxiety is common and widespread among young female sports participants, regardless of the type of sport. Thus, one of the most important issues that needs to be addressed is how sports facilities could promote healthy habits and attitudes towards body image more effectively.

Keywords

• social physique anxiety
• sociocultural attitudes towards appearance
• female athletes

Egzersiz, Agresif Diyetler, Obezite Cerrahisi Ve Daha İyi Görünmeye Yönelik Diğer Girişimler: Görünüşe Yönelik Sosyokültürel Tutumların Sosyal Fiziksel Kaygı Üzerindeki Etkileri

Öz

Giriş: Spor ortamının, kadın katılımcılar arasında vücut memnuniyetsizliği olasılığını artıran bir vücut ideali vurgulama olasılığı olabilir. Bu çalışma, kadın sporcuların sosyal fizik kaygılarına yönelik görünüşe ilişkin sosyokültürel tutumların etkisini incelemiştir. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Katılımcılar, Spor Bilimleri Fakültesi'nde okuyan 43 kadın öğrenciden oluşmuştur. Çalışmada Sosyal Fiziksel Kaygı Ölçeği (SFKÖ) ve Görünüme Yönelik Sosyokültürel Tutumlar Ölçeği-3 (GÖYÖSTO-3) kullanılmıştır. Araştırmaya 18 ile 27 yaşları arasında ve yaş ortalaması 21,7±1,95 olan toplam 43 katılımcı katılmıştır. 10 farklı branşı yapan katılımcıların içerisinde voleybolcular ağırlıktadır (n=11, %25,6). GÖYÖSTO-3 için minimum, maksimum ve ortalama değerler sırasıyla 32, 123 ve 74,70±25,51 şeklindedir. Ayrıca, SFK puanları; minimum, maksimum ve ortalama değerlerin sırasıyla 20, 51 ve 35±5,65 olduğunu göstermiştir. Sonuç: Korelasyon analizi sonuçları, GÖYÖSTO-3 alt boyutları olan içselleştirme genel (r=.405, p<.01), içselleştirme sporcu (r=.440, p<.01) ve baskı algısı (r=.431, p<.01) genel sosyal fizik kaygı puanlarıyla pozitif ve anlamlı bir şekilde ilişkili olduğunu göstermiştir. Regresyon analizi sonuçları, GÖYÖSTO-3 alt boyutlarının kadın sporcuların sosyal fizik kaygı puanlarındaki önemli bir varyansı açıklayabileceğini göstermiştir. Tartışma: Çalışma, sosyal fizik kaygının, spor türüne bakılmaksızın genç kadın sporcular arasında geniş çapta yaygın olduğunu göstermiştir. Bu nedenle, ele alınması gereken en önemli konulardan biri, spor tesislerinin vücut imajına yönelik sağlıklı alışkanlıkları ve tutumları nasıl daha etkili bir şekilde teşvik edebileceğidir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• sosyal fizik kaygı
• görünüme yönelik sosyokültürel tutumlar
• kadın sporcular

Kaynakça

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