Department of Clinical Psychological Science, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands.
Department of Psychology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States.
Body Image. 2020 Sep;34:184-195. doi: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2020.06.003. Epub 2020 Jul 1.
This study investigated the effects of yoga on functionality appreciation, and the potential mechanisms that could explain the impact of yoga on additional facets of positive body image. Young adult women (N = 114; M = 22.19) were randomised to a 10-week Hatha yoga programme or waitlist control group. Participants completed measures of functionality appreciation, body appreciation, body compassion, appearance evaluation, self-objectification, and embodiment at Pretest, Midtest, Posttest, and 1-month Follow-Up. Follow-up data could not be analysed due to high levels of attrition. The remaining data showed that, compared to the control group, women in the yoga programme experienced lower self-objectification at Midtest and greater embodiment over time. Further, all participants experienced improvements in body appreciation, body compassion, and appearance evaluation over time, regardless of their assigned group. Lower self-objectification contributed to improvements in body appreciation and body compassion. In addition, greater embodiment contributed to improvements in body appreciation, body compassion, and appearance evaluation. Contrary to our expectations, yoga did not lead to increased functionality appreciation, nor was functionality appreciation a mediator of the impact of yoga on positive body image. Instead, lower self-objectification, and greater embodiment, drove improvements in positive body image.
本研究旨在探讨瑜伽对功能欣赏的影响，以及解释瑜伽对积极身体意象的其他方面产生影响的潜在机制。研究招募了 114 名年轻成年女性（M=22.19 岁），将其随机分为哈他瑜伽组和候补控制组，分别接受为期 10 周的哈他瑜伽课程和候补控制。参与者在预测试、中测试、后测试和 1 个月随访时完成了功能欣赏、身体欣赏、身体同情、外貌评价、自我客体化和体现感的测量。由于较高的流失率，无法对随访数据进行分析。剩余的数据显示，与对照组相比，瑜伽组的女性在中测试时的自我客体化程度较低，随着时间的推移体现感逐渐增强。此外，无论参与者被分配到哪个组，他们的身体欣赏、身体同情和外貌评价都随着时间的推移而提高。较低的自我客体化程度有助于提高身体欣赏和身体同情。此外，更强的体现感有助于提高身体欣赏、身体同情和外貌评价。与我们的预期相反，瑜伽并没有导致功能欣赏的增加，而且功能欣赏也不是瑜伽对积极身体意象影响的中介。相反，较低的自我客体化和更强的体现感推动了积极身体意象的改善。
