Download or read book Exploring Psychological Variables of Self esteem and Body cathexis that Enable Women to Choose Weight Training Exercises written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study attempted to ferret out specific psychological variables of self-esteem and body-cathexis that enable some women to overcome gender stereotypes of body image and exercise, thereby allowing them to engage in weight training. The author utilized a sample of women from a health club facility and compared women who primarily weight trained to women who primarily attended aerobics classes on several variables. The study explored four main questions : (1) Do women who weight train and women who participate in aerobics classes differ in their levels of global self-esteem and/or body-cathexis? (2) Do women who weight train possess a more masculine or androgynous gender role orientation compared to women who take aerobics classes? (3) Do women's reasons for exercising influence whether they choose to weight train or take aerobics classes? (4) Is there a cohort effect of age that influences whether women will choose to engage in weight training exercises or aerobics classes? The sample consisted of 141 women between the ages of , 16 and 57. Rosenberg's Self-Esteem Scale (1965) measured global selfesteem; Tucker's (1985) version of the Body Cathexis Scale measured body-cathexis; Bern's Sex Role Inventory (1974) assessed gender role orientation; Silberstein's Reasons for Exercise Inventory (1988) assessed reasons for exercising; the author's Demographic Questionnaire assessed variables including age and frequency of exercise. Results indicated that women in this sample who took aerobics classes chose weight control as the most important reason to exercise compared to women who engaged in weight training. The study also demonstrated that women who weight trained participated in aerobics classes more often then the women who used aerobics classes as their only means of exercise. Other hypotheses explored were not supported by this study. These results suggest the need for future research about the relationships between self-esteem, body image, and exercise for women.
Download or read book IMPACTS OF A BRIEF PILOT SELF COMPASSION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN WITH OVERWEIGHT OBESITY AND INTERNALIZED WEIGHT BIAS written by Erin Haley and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Internalization of weight bias occurs when one believes negative weight-related stereotypes to be true of themselves, such as believing that one is deserving of disrespect, or unworthy of partnership due to weight status (Durso [and] Latner, 2008). Higher levels of internalized weight bias (IWB) are strongly associated with a range of negative consequences, such as lower health-related quality of life (Latner, Barile, Durso, [and] O'Brien, 2014), maladaptive eating patterns, lower self-esteem, body image concerns, and greater psychopathology (i.e., stress, anxiety, and depressive symptoms), and has been shown to uniquely contribute to harmful outcomes, above and beyond other risk factors such as body mass index (BMI; Durso [and] Latner, 2008). Women who are overweight may be at greater risk for harmful consequences due to additional sociocultural factors (Fredrickson [and] Roberts, 1997; Moradi [and] Huang, 2008). The shame of not living up to a pervasive societal ideal for a woman's body, culminated with the widespread impacts of weight stigma, may increase the importance for identifying and fostering protective factors in this population (Moradi [and] Huang, 2008; Tylka [and] Hill, 2004). Although the importance of reducing IWB has been well documented for improving the well-being of individuals with overweight and obesity (e.g., Tylka et al., 2014), effective interventions for reducing IWB and associated variables are limited. Self-compassion may be a valuable psychological resource that may protect against the impacts of weight stigma, and may be especially important for women with overweight/obesity and IWB (Hilbert et al., 2015; Webb [and] Hardin, 2016). Therefore, a brief, 3-week self-compassion intervention, which was modeled after an existing intervention piloted with college women (Smeets et al., 2014), was implemented to examine the potential impacts of self-compassion training in this population. Specifically, the domains of IWB, self-compassion, body image, eating behavior, and psychological symptoms were explored. Participants included 13 women (comprised of both faculty/staff and students) with overweight/obesity and high IWB. Paired samples t-tests were employed to examine changes in self-compassion, IWB, body image shame, body appreciation, intuitive eating, uncontrolled and emotional eating, and psychological symptoms following the intervention. Intuitive eating and body appreciation scores increased significantly with large effect sizes following the intervention. While not statistically significant, self-compassion increased, and uncontrolled and emotional eating decreased with small to medium effect sizes. Further, 100% of participants indicated they would recommend the program to other women who struggle with weight/self-image. Findings from this pilot intervention study demonstrated that women with overweight/obesity and IWB reported improvements in domains of functioning associated with IWB- such as eating behavior and body image, following a brief self-compassion intervention. Results suggest that self-compassion practices may hold promise for increasing body appreciation and adaptive eating behaviors in a population of women who may be especially vulnerable to consequences associated with weight stigma/IWB.
Download or read book Body cathexis and Self esteem written by Nancy Murphy and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Effect of Body Composition Change on the Self concept of College Women written by Lillian Koppelman and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Stronger Than Ever written by Victoria Murphy and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-13 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you ready to face your fears and become the strongest version of yourself? Are you fed up with fad diets and calorie counting? Are you tired of trying new workout routines and getting nowhere? Do you want to feel more confident in the gym and outside of it? There is a better way to achieve your fitness goals. Stronger Than Ever: A Woman's Guide To Physical & Mental Strength Through Weight Training is a simplified yet effective approach to achieve the fat lose and tone that you're aiming for. But that's not all. The most incredible thing about following the weight training approaches I teach in this book will strengthen your mindset, boost your self-esteem, and make you much more resilient to what life throughs at you. This book is for women of all ages and backgrounds, who are ready to make positive changes to their lives. It doesn't matter if you have never stepped in the gym before, or have been working out for a while but are frustrated at your lack of results. As long as your willing to take action in the gym, this book is for you. Learn how to: Implement a simple diet that doesn't involved drastic calorie cutting Introduce a dietary approach that makes your body more efficient at burning fat Do all the most effective weight training exercises - with full picture demonstrations and detailed instructions Formulate your own weekly workout plans Build real strength and confidence in the gym Stay motivated to your fitness goals Introduce an efficient workout routine that can fit your busy lifestyle Become a stronger person in all areas of your life Love your body and be more compassionate towards yourself You'll also receive a free bonus 8-week gym training plan with weight training workouts all mapped out for you. Don't hang around. Get started on your weight training fitness transformation today. Click above to order the book.
Download or read book Femininity and the Physically Active Woman written by Precilla Y. L. Choi and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-08-02 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do fewer women than men exercise? What is the ‘sporty’ type? The fitness boom of the last two decades has led to many people incorporating exercise into their lifestyles through activities such as jogging and aerobics. However, whilst many physical and psychological health benefits have been documented, far too few people actually take part in enough exercise to glean significant improvements, and this is much more a problem for women and men. Femininity and the Physically Active Woman explores one reason many women offer for their lack of involvement in sport and exercise – that they are not the ‘sporty’ type. Precilla Y.L. Choi argues that the ‘sporty’ type is masculine, and to determine how this notion might affect women’s self-perceptions, she critically examines the experiences of women athletes, bodybuilders, recreational exercisers and girls’ physical education. What emerges is the importance of visible differences between women and men, in terms of muscularity, strength and agility in order to maintain the gender order. Thus if a girl or woman wishes to play the masculine game of sport she most do so in conformity with a number of patriarchal rules which ensure she is first and foremost recognised as heterosexual feminine being. Contributing to a psychology of the physically active woman by examining women’s experiences from critical feminist and gendered perspectives, Femininity and the Physically Active Woman will be of great interest to students, researchers, practitioners and teachers from a range of disciplines.
Download or read book The Relationship of Physical Fitness in Women to Self esteem and Locus of Control written by Mary K. Schuele and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Young Women s Reasons for Exercise Self objectification and Psychological Experiences of Self esteem and Body esteem written by Sarah Jane Mehaffey and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Weight Training Effects on Body Image Self esteem and Risk Factors for an Eating Disorder written by Jennifer Anne Hase and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Effect of Exercise Intervention Programs on the Self Esteem of Young Women written by Carla Mari Trujillo and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Exercise and Body cathexis self cathexis Attitudes in Women written by Suzanne Sanders and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sacrificing Our Selves for Love written by Jane Wegscheider Hyman and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do some women and teenage girls risk their health and well-being to please those they love, those they are close to? Jane Hyman and Esther Rome take an unflinching look at this problem and explain why - and offer women life-changing, life-saving alternatives. From plastic surgery through slimming, anorexia and bulimia, to living in an abusive relationship, women often find themselves pressurised at every turn. This book offers personal insights from women who have survived and changed the way they see themselves, as well concrete self-esteem, body image and role-playing exercises that make the book a must for every home, school, college, health centre and library.
Download or read book Dissertation Abstracts International written by and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Relationships Among Measures of Self concept Body Cathexis Personality Perceived Somatotype and Muscular Strength Derived from College Males During a Four month Weight Training Program written by Larry A. Tucker and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Effect of Gender Gender Role and Weight Training on Self concept and Body Cathexis written by Patricia Louise Lauffer and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Correlation Study of Self body Cathexis of Obese Women and Their Attitudes Toward Physical Activity written by Julia A. Reynolds and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the self-body cathexis of obese women and their attitudes toward physical activity. Fifty inventories were used for the research in this project. The volunteer subjects' ages ranged from 18 to 45 with a mean age of 28.9 years. The subjects" weight ranged from 20 percent to 120 percent over desirable weight. The females were chosen on the basis of their current weight being 20 percent or more higher than their desirable weight, according to the chart developed by the Build and Blood Pressure Study (48). The measuring devices used were the Jourard and Secord Self-Body Cathexis Inventory and the Kenyon Attitude Toward Physical Activity Inventory. The data from the inventories were statistically analyzed using primarily the Pearson product moment correlation. The .05 level of significance was selected for rejecting, the null hypotheses. The results of the study revealed that the obese women surveyed had average feelings of satisfaction concerning their self and body images. These women had a highly significant positive relationship between their body and their self image. The women in this study who weighed less had a more positive body image. Also, the less the women weighed the more positive their attitude toward physical activity. In general these obese women believed that the positive aspects of physical activity included catharsis, a social experience, an ascetic experience, an improvement of one's health and fitness and the pursuit of vertigo. They did not believe that physical activity was an aesthetic experience. Those women who believed that physical activity was a social experience or to improve one's health and fitness also believed it was for the purpose of catharsis. There were no significant relationships between their attitude toward physical activity and their self or body cathexis.
Download or read book The Relationship Between Resistance Training Body Composition and Self esteem in Adolescents written by Jeonte Suber and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction: Childhood obesity and mental health continue to be a growing concern. Today, children are exposed to technology and other gadgets increasing their opportunities to be sedentary thus, children’s lack of physical activity, could increase negative self-esteem reports. Because of this, engaging in an active lifestyle may help improve self-esteem in adolescents. Purpose: The purpose of this study is to assess how body composition and physical activity relates to self-esteem within adolescents. Methods: The study was completed following 15 weeks. A total sample of 44 (28 boys, 16 girls) subjects gave assent and parental consent to be included in the study. Students participated in various weightlifting classes in which they completed three mesocycles of resistance training during the semester. To test pre and post variables, Bioelectrical Impedance Analyzers (BIA) were used to assess body composition (BC). Self-esteem (SE) was measured by the Rosenburg Self-esteem Scale. A Digital Hand Dynamometer was be used to assess the effect of resistance training on student’s handgrip strength (HGS). Results: Due to unequal sample-sizes between genders, the primary statistics of this study were assessed as an independent t-test (collapsed across gender). Results revealed no significant difference for BC or HGS (p = 0.171 – 0.619), however, there was a significant difference between pre and post-test for SE (p = 0.001). Pre versus post SE mean was 26.68 and 30.36 respectively. Additionally independent t-tests were assessed per gender. For females, no significance was observed for any variables (p = 0.059 – 0.729). For males, no differences were seen for FM or HGS (p = 0.161 – 0.687), however, there was a significant difference for SE (p = 0.004). Lastly, a Pearson Correlation Coefficient was used to examine the relationships between FM, HGS and SE. Results from Pearson Correlation Coefficient test revealed no significant differences (p = 0.281 – 0.455) or effect sizes (-.116 - .100). Conclusion: The present findings suggest that structured physical activity, can have a positive outcome on high-school aged self-esteem values. While no significant differences were observed for body composition, or hand grip strength, it is possible that engaging in structured physical activity can increase adolescents’ self-esteem. Statistics suggest that males positive SE could be attributed to structured physical activity, however, more studies are needed to support this theory.
