Abdollahi Abbas, Abu Talib Mansor
a Faculty of Human Ecology , Universiti Putra Malaysia , Serdang , Malaysia.
Psychol Health Med. 2015;20(2):205-9. doi: 10.1080/13548506.2014.913799. Epub 2014 Jun 12.
Given that the prevalence of social anxiety in obese individuals is high, it is necessary that we increase our knowledge about the related factors that cause social anxiety in obese individuals. The present study sought to examine the role of body esteem as a mediator between sedentary behaviour and social anxiety. The participants were 207 overweight and obese individuals who completed the self-report measures. The structural equation modelling displayed that obese individuals with sedentary behaviour and poor body esteem were more likely to show social anxiety. Body esteem partially mediated between sedentary behaviour and social anxiety. Our results highlight the role of sedentary behaviour and body esteem as promising avenues for reducing social anxiety in obese individuals.
鉴于肥胖个体中社交焦虑的患病率很高，我们有必要增加对导致肥胖个体社交焦虑的相关因素的了解。本研究旨在探讨身体自尊作为久坐行为和社交焦虑之间中介变量的作用。参与者为207名超重和肥胖个体，他们完成了自我报告测量。结构方程模型显示，久坐行为且身体自尊较差的肥胖个体更有可能表现出社交焦虑。身体自尊在久坐行为和社交焦虑之间起部分中介作用。我们的结果强调了久坐行为和身体自尊作为减轻肥胖个体社交焦虑的有前景途径的作用。
