The Relationship of Gender and Self-Efficacy on Social Physique Anxiety among College Students

The Relationship of Gender and Self-Efficacy on Social Physique Anxiety among College Students

The anxiety or fear associated with physique evaluation is defined as Social Physique Anxiety (SPA). Numerous studies have examined this construct, yet a gap exists exploring this phenomenon among current college students with SPA, self-efficacy, and gender concurrently. Therefore, the purposes of t...

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Main Authors: ROTHBERGER, SARA M., HARRIS, BRANDONN S., CZECH, DANIEL R., MELTON, BRIDGET
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Berkeley Electronic Press 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4833471/
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spelling pubmed-48334712016-05-12 The Relationship of Gender and Self-Efficacy on Social Physique Anxiety among College Students ROTHBERGER, SARA M. HARRIS, BRANDONN S. CZECH, DANIEL R. MELTON, BRIDGET Original Research The anxiety or fear associated with physique evaluation is defined as Social Physique Anxiety (SPA). Numerous studies have examined this construct, yet a gap exists exploring this phenomenon among current college students with SPA, self-efficacy, and gender concurrently. Therefore, the purposes of this study included quantitatively analyzing the association between SPA, gender, and self-efficacy. Participants included 237 students at a Southeastern university participating in jogging, body conditioning, or weight training courses. Analysis of Variance yielded a significant main effect for self-efficacy as well, as those with lower self-efficacy displayed higher levels of SPA (p< 0.001). Stepwise regression analysis indicated self-efficacy and gender were both significant predictors of SPA. This information could aid in creating interventions designed to decrease the prevalence of SPA and increase levels of self-efficacy among the current college student population. Berkeley Electronic Press 2015-07-01 /pmc/articles/PMC4833471/ /pubmed/27182416 Text en
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author ROTHBERGER, SARA M.
HARRIS, BRANDONN S.
CZECH, DANIEL R.
MELTON, BRIDGET
spellingShingle ROTHBERGER, SARA M.
HARRIS, BRANDONN S.
CZECH, DANIEL R.
MELTON, BRIDGET
The Relationship of Gender and Self-Efficacy on Social Physique Anxiety among College Students
author_facet ROTHBERGER, SARA M.
HARRIS, BRANDONN S.
CZECH, DANIEL R.
MELTON, BRIDGET
author_sort ROTHBERGER, SARA M.
title The Relationship of Gender and Self-Efficacy on Social Physique Anxiety among College Students
title_short The Relationship of Gender and Self-Efficacy on Social Physique Anxiety among College Students
title_full The Relationship of Gender and Self-Efficacy on Social Physique Anxiety among College Students
title_fullStr The Relationship of Gender and Self-Efficacy on Social Physique Anxiety among College Students
title_full_unstemmed The Relationship of Gender and Self-Efficacy on Social Physique Anxiety among College Students
title_sort relationship of gender and self-efficacy on social physique anxiety among college students
description The anxiety or fear associated with physique evaluation is defined as Social Physique Anxiety (SPA). Numerous studies have examined this construct, yet a gap exists exploring this phenomenon among current college students with SPA, self-efficacy, and gender concurrently. Therefore, the purposes of this study included quantitatively analyzing the association between SPA, gender, and self-efficacy. Participants included 237 students at a Southeastern university participating in jogging, body conditioning, or weight training courses. Analysis of Variance yielded a significant main effect for self-efficacy as well, as those with lower self-efficacy displayed higher levels of SPA (p< 0.001). Stepwise regression analysis indicated self-efficacy and gender were both significant predictors of SPA. This information could aid in creating interventions designed to decrease the prevalence of SPA and increase levels of self-efficacy among the current college student population.
publisher Berkeley Electronic Press
publishDate 2015
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4833471/
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