Adolescent girls’ participation in sports is associated with lower negative effects of internalization of thin body ideals on self-objectification: findings from a cross-sectional study

Jankauskienė, Rasa; Bacevičienė, Miglė

doi:10.1007/s40519-022-01459-7

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“…A recent cross-sectional study explained the mechanism of self-objectification by suggesting that participation in physical activity moderates the association between the internalization of the thinness ideal and self-objectification. This may be due to the importance of internal focus during physical activity, which allows for a better respect and appreciation of one’s body, thus reducing the frequency of self-objectification and negative emotional experiences, and helping women to regain confidence in their appearance ( Jankauskiene and Baceviciene, 2022 ). This finding provides evidence to support that self-objectifying women engage in more physical activity.…”

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Association between physical activity and online sexual objectification experience: The mediating role of body-image depression

Wang

Zuo

et al. 2023

Front. Psychol.

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ObjectiveWith the popularization and development of online media technology, more and more women are paying attention to their body image and physical behavior. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of online sexual objectification experience on the physical activity of female college students and verify the mediating role of body-image depression between them.MethodsA cross-sectional convenient sample of 882 female college students from four universities in Hubei Province completed an online survey, and the Online Sexual Objectification Experience Scale (OSOES), the Body-Image Depression Questionnaire, and the Physical Activity Rating Scale (PARS) were used to collect the data. The mediating effect of the association between online sexual objectification experience and physical activity, was examined using the process procedure in SPSS and the bootstrap method.ResultsOnline sexual objectification experience was significantly positively correlated with physical activity (r = 0.420, p < 0.01). Body-image depression was significantly negatively correlated with online sexual objectification experience and physical activity (r = −0.484, p < 0.01; r = −0.569, p < 0.01). Online sexual objectification experience can affect physical activity directly (β = 6.49, p < 0.001, effect value 44.97%) and also indirectly through body-image depression (β = 7.95, p < 0.001, effect value 55.03%); there were significant differences between major and education-level categories in body-image depression and physical activity.ConclusionBoth online sexual objectification experience and body-image depression can promote physical activity among female college students, and body-image depression has a mediating effect between online sexual objectification experience and physical activity.

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Association between physical activity and online sexual objectification experience: The mediating role of body-image depression

Wang

Zuo

et al. 2023

Front. Psychol.

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Internalisation of stereotyped body appearance standards and body dissatisfaction in adolescent boys: Moderating role of sports participation

Jankauskienė

Bacevičienė

2023

Journal of Sports Sciences

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The Relationship Between Weight Stigmatization, Avoidance, Enjoyment and Participation in Physical Activity and Sport, and Psychological Distress

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Objectives: The psychosocial factors affecting physical activity (PA) and sport participation are not well understood but need to be to gain the psychological benefits of PA and sport. In this study, we sought to establish the relationship between weight stigmatization, the tendency to avoid, or participate in and/or enjoy PA and sport, and psychological distress.Methods: We collected demographic details and measures of the constructs of interest from 578 undergraduate students via an online survey. We ran bivariate correlations and multivariate linear regression models to establish statistical relationships between the variables of interest. Results: In bivariate correlations, weight stigmatization and the tendency to avoid PA were significantly associated with greater psychological distress. Greater enjoyment of PA and sport was related with less psychological distress; however, participation in PA and sport was not associated with psychological distress. In multivariate regression analyses, weight stigma, internalized weight stigma and the tendency to avoid PA and sport were significant predictors of psychological distress, accounting for 22% of the variance in psychological distress scores.Conclusion: In this study, we found that addressing internalized weight stigma requires urgent action to promote better mental health through PA and sport participation. We propose a conceptual model to explore these relationships.

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Adolescent girls’ participation in sports is associated with lower negative effects of internalization of thin body ideals on self-objectification: findings from a cross-sectional study

Cited by 3 publications

References 74 publications

Association between physical activity and online sexual objectification experience: The mediating role of body-image depression

Association between physical activity and online sexual objectification experience: The mediating role of body-image depression

Internalisation of stereotyped body appearance standards and body dissatisfaction in adolescent boys: Moderating role of sports participation

The Relationship Between Weight Stigmatization, Avoidance, Enjoyment and Participation in Physical Activity and Sport, and Psychological Distress

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