Guan Jianmin, Xiang Ping, Land William, Cordova Alberto
Department of Kinesiology, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA.
Department of Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA.
Percept Mot Skills. 2025 Apr;132(2):315-331. doi: 10.1177/00315125241301849. Epub 2024 Nov 21.
In this study, we expanded on previous research by employing a Multiple Indicators, Multiple Independent Causes (MIMIC) model to investigate how gender, age, body mass index (BMI), and perceived stress may have collectively influenced social physique anxiety (SPA) among 593 college kinesiology students. Our MIMIC model revealed that perceived stress, gender, and BMI were significantly related to SPA scores, with perceived stress being the strongest factor. Moreover, the relationship between gender and kinesiology students' SPA scores was consistent across different ages. These findings broaden the spectrum of the current nomological network regarding predictors of SPA. Based on these findings, future researchers should extend the current MIMIC model by including more predictor variables (e.g., depression, mood, & mental toughness) to gain additional and perhaps deeper insights. Additionally, we advocate for the adoption of the MIMIC model of statistical analysis in future SPA research.
在本研究中,我们在前人研究的基础上进行拓展,采用多指标多独立原因(MIMIC)模型,以调查性别、年龄、体重指数(BMI)和感知压力如何共同影响593名大学运动机能学专业学生的社会体型焦虑(SPA)。我们的MIMIC模型显示,感知压力、性别和BMI与SPA得分显著相关,其中感知压力是最强的因素。此外,性别与运动机能学专业学生的SPA得分之间的关系在不同年龄组中是一致的。这些发现拓宽了当前关于SPA预测因素的理论网络范围。基于这些发现,未来的研究人员应通过纳入更多预测变量(如抑郁、情绪和心理韧性)来扩展当前的MIMIC模型,以获得更多或许更深入的见解。此外,我们提倡在未来的SPA研究中采用MIMIC统计分析模型。