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  • Title: Changes in social physique anxiety during 16-week physical activity courses.
    Author: Bowden RG, Rust DM, Dunsmore S, Briggs J.
    Journal: Psychol Rep; 2005 Jun; 96(3 Pt 1):690-2. PubMed ID: 16050623.
    Abstract:
    Social physique anxiety represents a discomfort or apprehension about body proportions, especially during social exercise. The purpose of this study was to describe the relationship for such anxiety with selection of differing types of physical activity courses, assess changes in social physique anxiety after a 16-wk. physical activity session, and examine sex differences in social physique anxiety. Data from 315 undergraduate students (217 women, 98 men) enrolled in either physical activity courses or an emergency care course showed those in a fitness course had higher anxiety scores. Such scores differed by sex, and showed improvement between 8 and 16 wk.
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