Sports Psychology

Sports Psychology

The comparison of Physical Competencies (Self-report and Objective) and Nutritional Attitude among Active and Inactive Women

Document Type : علمی- پژوهشی

Authors
Seyed Hojjat Zamani Sani
Mahsa Soleimani
Zahra Fathirezaie
University of Tabriz
10.48308/mbsp.2022.209406.0
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to survey and compare physical competencies (self-report and objective) and nutritional attitudes among active and inactive women.
Methods: A sample of 100 adult women from Tabriz was selected for this study. They were divided into two homogeneous groups: an active group (n=50) and an inactive group (n=50). Cluster sampling was used to select the participants. The variables of this study were measured using the Eating Attitude Test (EAT-26), the short form of the physical self-descriptive questionnaire developed by Marsh et al. (PSDQ-S), three physical readiness tests, and body mass index. Independent t-tests were used to compare eating attitudes and physical self-perception between the two groups. MANOVA was used to compare the subscales of these variables. Paired-samples t-tests were used to compare the Z scores of objective and subjective physical-motor fitness.
Results: The results showed that the active group had significantly lower rates of eating disorders (P=0.0001), higher mean scores of physical self-perception (P=0.001), higher levels of physical readiness (P=0.0001), and a stronger correlation between objective and subjective physical-motor fitness.
Conclusion: Based on the significant differences found in the results, it can be concluded that physical activity can be effective in reducing eating disorders and promoting positive and realistic physical self-perception in adult women.
 
Keywords
physical self-concept
attitude to nutrition
physical readiness
self-perceptual

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Sports Psychology
Volume 15, Issue 2
2023
Pages 1-14

  • Receive Date 03 December 2019
  • Revise Date 01 February 2020
  • Accept Date 05 March 2020