Analysis of Self Efficacy and Social Physique Anxiety between women engaged in physical exercise and those having sedentary lifestyle
Journal Title: INDIAN JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH - Year 2016, Vol 3, Issue 2
Abstract
Background: A growing body of research suggests that factors like self-efficacy, self-esteem, anxiety, wellbeing are strongly associated with psychological health. Research on the importance of exercise in relation to the self –efficacy, anxiety related to body and exercise in women is scarce. The difference (if any) in the self-efficacy and other related variable like anxiety within the women who engage themselves by involving in physical exercise and those who aren’t involved in any such exercise related activities, needs to be studies extensively in order to understand these constructs in relation to exercise and sedentary lifestyle. Objective: The present study seeks to explore the in self-efficacy and social physical anxiety in women who are engaged in physical exercise and those who aren’t involved in any such exercise related activities and having sedentary lifestyle. Methods: The participants were women in the age range of 24-35 years who were engaged in physical exercise (gymnasium, aerobics class, dancing class, zumba) and women engaged in no physical activity pertaining any form or exercise (sedentary lifestyle) . The participants in both the groups were given two scales to be completed with no time constraints. The two scales consisted of Exercise Self Efficacy Scale and The Social Physique Anxiety Scale. The data was analysed and the t test was calculated in order to identify if there are differences between the scores of two groups. Results: The data collected from both the groups will be analyzed for descriptive statistics. The obtained mean score for Self efficacy for women involved with physical exercise was 33. On the other hand the obtained Mean Score for Self efficacy for women having sedentary lifestyle was 26.56. The obtained mean from the Social Physique Anxiety scores of the physical exercise group and sedentary lifestyle group was 25.9 and 38.73 respectively. (p=0.0001). The further inferential analysis through t test showed significant difference between the self-efficacy scores of both the groups. The self-efficacy scores were found to be higher in the group of participants who were involved in physical exercise as compared to those who had sedentary lifestyle. On the other hand, the social physique anxiety scores were found to be higher in the group of participants who reported having sedentary lifestyle as compared to the scores of the participants who reported engaging in exercise (p<0.05). Conclusion: This study puts a light on how exercise can be related to mental health in terms of the psychological factors like self-efficacy and social physique exercise. The results found in this study do indicate that exercise and sedentary lifestyles are related to social physique anxiety and self- efficacy.
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Meghna Basu Thakur, Namrata Joshi
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- EP ID EP249781
- DOI 10.30877/IJMH.3.2.2016.167-173
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