Social physique anxiety, pregnancy and exercise : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Psychology at Massey University
dc.contributor.author | Blind, Janet Mary | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-06-22T03:18:37Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-06-22T03:18:37Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2004 | |
dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this study was to examine SPA and exercise during and after pregnancy. Women enrolled in community ante-natal classes participated in the investigation (Exercisers n = 36; Non-exercisers n = 17). Participants completed the Social Physique Anxiety Scale (SPAS), Reasons for Exercise Inventory (REI), Exercise Behaviours and Preferences Scale and a modified Body Esteem Scale, and provided general demographic and exercise data during pregnancy and 6 weeks and 3 months post-pregnancy. Repeated measures ANOVA indicated that participant reasons for exercise changed significantly over the course of pregnancy from intrinsic to extrinsic, reflecting self-presentational motives. SPA has been found to be positively related to self-presentational motives in previous research, although significant results were not replicated in this study. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10179/11280 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Massey University | en_US |
dc.rights | The Author | en_US |
dc.subject | Body image | en_US |
dc.subject | Pregnancy | en_US |
dc.subject | Exercise for pregnant women | en_US |
dc.subject | Psychological aspects | en_US |
dc.title | Social physique anxiety, pregnancy and exercise : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Psychology at Massey University | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
massey.contributor.author | Blind, Janet Mary | en_US |
thesis.degree.discipline | Psychology | en_US |
thesis.degree.grantor | Massey University | en_US |
thesis.degree.level | Masters | en_US |
thesis.degree.name | Master of Arts (M. A.) | en_US |
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