OBJECTIVES To investigate psychological correlates of exercise dependence in experienced and inexperienced bodybuilders and weightlifters. Secondary objectives included measuring social physique anxiety, bodybuilding identity, and social support among bodybuilders and weightlifters. METHODS Thirty five experienced bodybuilders, 31 inexperienced bodybuilders, and 23 weightlifters completed the...

It can be argued that physique related perceptions both encourage and discourage physical exercise. The role of social physique anxiety as related to exercise motivation was examined in a sample of 94 female undergraduate students. Participants assessed their social physique anxiety, and were then presented with a video of an aerobics class with its members dressed in attire that either emphasi...

BACKGROUND Previous research has identified exercise identity and social physique anxiety as two independent factors that are associated with exercise dependence. AIMS The purpose of our study was to investigate the unique and interactive effect of these two known correlates of exercise dependence in a sample of 1,766 female runners. METHODS Regression analyses tested the main effects of ex...

OBJECTIVE To examine the relationship between peer victimization and child and parent reports of psychosocial adjustment and physical activity in a clinical sample of at-risk-for-overweight and overweight children and adolescents. METHODS The Schwartz Peer Victimization Scale, Children's Depression Inventory-Short Form, Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children, Social Physique Anxiety Scal...

introduction social physique anxiety (spa) and obsessive-compulsive disorders (ocd) are highly correlated and have been considered to be important in understanding eating problems. howeverspa and ocd have not been directly studied with respect to eating problems. thus, the aim of this study was to examine the relationship between spa and ocd and measures of eating problems.materials and methods...

Social physique anxiety has been found to be associated with disordered eating. However, what is not yet known is what behaviors college women may engage in that strengthen this relation. In the current study, we examined two possible moderating factors, social comparison and body surveillance. We examined whether these moderators might also generalize to trait anxiety, as well. Participants we...

The relationship of puberty to body image, social physique anxiety, preoccupation with weight and nutritional status was examined in 77 non-obese females (7-16 years). Results showed that 34% of the pre-pubescent girls, 36% of the early pubescent girls and 76% of the post-pubescent girls were dissatisfied with their body shape. Social physique anxiety, determined by the SPAS scale, and preoccup...