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14th European Congress Of Sport Psychology, July 2015, Bern Switzerland.Pdf, Mary Jo Maccracken, Robert E. Stadulis Ed.D.
14th European Congress Of Sport Psychology, July 2015, Bern Switzerland.Pdf, Mary Jo Maccracken, Robert E. Stadulis Ed.D.
Dr. Mary J. MacCracken
Are changes in body composition and the accompanying perceptions by adolescents associated with social physique anxiety changes? Mary J. MacCracken and Robert E. Stadulis
Recent research has demonstrated that social physique anxiety (SPA) and body composition are coupled such that higher BMIs are associated with higher levels of SPA (Stadulis, MacCracken, Neal-Barnett & Fender-Scarr, 2014). The question here is as follows: if body composition undergoes change, does SPA change as well? SPA and body composition as well as and body image satisfaction (self-perception) and dissatisfaction (ideal perception) were studied longitudinally in early adolescents. Middle school students (N = 322) …