Predicting Exercise and Eating Behaviors From Appearance Evaluation and Two Types of Investment

被引:14
作者
Lamarche, Larkin [1 ]
Gammage, Kimberley L. [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Toronto, Grad Dept Exercise Sci, Toronto, ON, Canada
[2] Brock Univ, Dept Kinesiol, St Catharines, ON L2S 3A1, Canada
关键词
body image; appearance importance; dietary restraint; physical activity; exercise dependence; SOCIAL PHYSIQUE ANXIETY; BODY-IMAGE; DIETARY RESTRAINT; PHYSICAL-ACTIVITY; SELF-ESTEEM; COPING STRATEGIES; WEIGHT; DISSATISFACTION; VALIDATION; DEPENDENCE;
D O I
10.1037/a0026892
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
This study examined whether appearance evaluation (self-ideal discrepancy) and appearance investment (self-evaluative and motivational salience of appearance) contributed uniquely to the prediction of dietary restraint, exercise dependence, and physical activity behavior in college women. Participants (N = 231) completed measures of appearance evaluation and investment, dietary restraint, exercise dependence symptoms, and leisure-time physical activity. Regression analyses showed both self-evaluative and motivational salience were positively related to dietary restraint. In addition, self-evaluative salience was significantly positively related to symptoms of exercise dependence. Finally, greater self-ideal discrepancy was related to lower levels of leisure-time physical activity. The results indicate that both appearance evaluation and type of investment are important to consider when investigating health behaviors.
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页码:145 / 157
页数:13
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