Affiliation:
1. Ivo Pilar Institute of Social Sciences, Zagreb, Croatia
2. University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Zagreb, Croatia
3. TDR d.o.o., Rovinj, Croatia
Abstract
This study aimed to determine the contribution of gender,
age, intensity of exercise, perfectionism, perfectionistic self-presentation
and eating attitudes in the explanation dimensions of social physique anxiety
(SPA) in a sample of 345 male and female gym exercisers. The results of this
study indicate that the implemented model explains 21.3 % (p < .001) of
the variance in Dissatisfaction with appearance and 48.4 % (p < .001) of
the variance in Worry about appearance. Significant predictors of Dissatisfaction
with appearance are intensity of exercise, discrepancy and eating attitudes,
while significant predictors of Worry about appearance are gender, intensity
of exercise, discrepancy, avoiding displays of imperfection and eating
attitudes. In other words, recreational levels of exercise, negative
perfectionism and negative attitudes towards food are strong predictors of
social physique anxiety, while the tendency to hide our imperfections and
female gender are only relevant when it comes to worry about appearance.
Publisher
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences University of Rijeka
Subject
Applied Psychology,Clinical Psychology,Social Psychology