Zartaloudi Afroditi, Christopoulos Dimitrios, Kelesi Martha, Govina Ourania, Mantzorou Marianna, Adamakidou Theodoula, Karvouni Loukia, Koutelekos Ioannis, Evangelou Eleni, Fasoi Georgia, Vlachou Eugenia
Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of West Attica, 12243 Athens, Greece.
Psychiatric Hospital of Attica, 12462 Athens, Greece.
Diseases. 2023 Apr 27;11(2):66. doi: 10.3390/diseases11020066.
(1) Background: individuals may benefit from being involved in physical and athletic activities in order to improve their body appearance and promote their physical and mental health. This study aimed to investigate body image, body mass index (BMI) characteristics, social physique anxiety, self-esteem and possible correlations between the above factors. (2) Methods: 245 adults engaged in training programs in gyms, as well as in track and field, football and basketball athletic activities completed (a) a sociodemographic questionnaire which recorded their BMI values and utilized the (b) Body-Esteem Scale for Adolescents and Adults, (c) the Social Physique Anxiety Scale and (d) the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. (3) Results: Females and individuals with higher BMI reported statistically significant lower body-esteem and greater social physique anxiety levels compared to males and individuals with lower BMI, respectively ( < 0.05). A total of 25.3% of our participants were labeled as "overweight", while 20.4% had been overweight in the past. Significant differences were reported between body-esteem and social physique anxiety levels ( < 0.001); age ( = 0.001); BMI value ( < 0.001) and never having a problem with body weight ( = 0.008). Additionally, individuals with lower body-esteem and greater social physique anxiety levels presented lower global self-esteem ( < 0.001). (4) Conclusions: individuals' engagement in physical activity promotes physical as well as mental well-being, contributing to an improved quality of life, which may be the most important issue for health care professionals.
(1) 背景：个人参与体育和竞技活动可能有益于改善身体外观并促进身心健康。本研究旨在调查身体意象、体重指数（BMI）特征、社交体型焦虑、自尊以及上述因素之间的可能相关性。(2) 方法：245名参与健身房训练项目以及田径、足球和篮球等体育活动的成年人完成了（a）一份社会人口统计学调查问卷，该问卷记录了他们的BMI值，并使用了（b）青少年及成人体自尊量表、（c）社交体型焦虑量表和（d）罗森伯格自尊量表。(3) 结果：与男性和BMI较低的个体相比，女性和BMI较高的个体分别在统计学上报告了显著较低的体自尊和较高的社交体型焦虑水平（<0.05）。我们的参与者中共有25.3%被列为“超重”，而20.4%过去曾超重。体自尊和社交体型焦虑水平（<0.001）、年龄（=0.001）、BMI值（<0.001）以及从未有过体重问题（=0.008）之间报告了显著差异。此外，体自尊较低和社交体型焦虑水平较高的个体呈现出较低的整体自尊（<0.001）。(4) 结论：个人参与体育活动可促进身心健康，有助于提高生活质量，这可能是医疗保健专业人员最重要的问题。
