Development of a scale assessing students' appearance anxiety in physical education

This research was carried out in order to determine the anxiety levels of the students of the Faculty of Sport Sciences, who are studying at Mehmet Akif Ersoy University in the province of Burdur, in the Republic of Turkey, according to their departments, due to their social appearance.The population of the research is Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, a higher education institution in Burdur, and the sample is a total of 201 university students, 57 female and 144 male, studying in the “Physical Education and Sports Teaching, Sports Management and Coaching Education” departments of the sports sciences faculty of this university has created. The “Social Physics Anxiety Inventory” scale, which was developed by Hart et al. (1989) and was adapted to Turkey by Mülazımoğlu, Ballı, and Aşçı (2006), consisting of 12 items and two sub-scales, was developed by Hart et al. (1989) in order to measure students’ anxiety levels towards their social appearance (Doğan, 2010; Mülazımoğlu-Ballı & Aşçı, 2004). Only the 7-item part, which is suitable for the characteristics of the Turkish people, was used. Appropriate SPSS program was used for the analysis of the data obtained in the research. In addition, before starting the research, the students filled out a “Voluntary Consent Form” to declare that they participated in the research voluntarily. “Pearson Correlation” test to examine the relationship between variables, the “Independent Samples” test to detect the effects of variables on each other, and the one-way analysis of variance test (One-Way ANOVA) to detect the difference between groups, and multiplexes to find between which groups this difference is “Bonferroni” test which is one of the comparison tests (Post Hoc) was applied. Significant differences were taken as p < 0.01 and p < 0.05.As a result of the research, it has been determined that there are positive and negative significant differences in the anxiety levels of 51 female and 144 male students studying at Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, Faculty of Sports Sciences, Physical Education and Sports Teaching, Sports Management and Coaching Education departments. Regarding the evaluation of these determinations, it can be said that female students are more sensitive than male students in terms of social appearance.

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Investıgatıon of Socıal Appearance Anxıety and Eatıng Attıtudes in Physıcal Educatıon Teachers

10.53350/pjmhs211572217 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 15 (7) ◽

pp. 2217-2226

Author(s):

Arif Mert Özkan ◽

Fatma Çepikkurt

Keyword(s):

Physical Education ◽

Pearson Correlation ◽

Eating Attitudes ◽

Demographic Variables ◽

Physical Education Teachers ◽

Public And Private ◽

Appearance Anxiety ◽

The Social ◽

Social Appearance Anxiety ◽

The Relationship

Background: The social appearance anxiety and eating attitudes are the main problems that concern people of all ages, professions and genders. It is estimated that physical education teachers, who in sight with their physical appearance, experience these concerns more intensely. Aim: This study was conducted to determine the relationship between social appearance anxiety and eating attitudes in physical education teachers and to examine those properties with respect to certain demographic variables. Methods: A total of 286 physical education teachers, 98 female (X̅age = 35.65 ± 6.90) and 188 male (X̅age = 38.13 ± 8.87), working in public and private schools, participated in the study voluntarily. Data collection tools included a demographic information form along with the“Social Appearance Anxiety Scale” and “Eating Attitudes Test”. Descriptive statistics, the t-test, Pearson correlation analysis, and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used to analyze the data. Results: The results indicated that social appearance anxiety and eating attitudes did not differ according to the variables of gender and exercise regime. However, social appearance anxiety scores were found to differ according to socioeconomic status, with participants reporting higher income levels exhibiting greater appearance anxiety. A weak positive relationship was revealed between social appearance anxiety and body mass index. Conclusion: However, there was no significant relationship between social appearance anxiety and eating attitudes. Keywords: Social Appearence Anxiety, Eating Disorders, Physical Education Teachers

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Development of a Scale Assessing Students' Appearance Anxiety in Physical Education

Perceptual and Motor Skills ◽

10.2466/pms.105.4.1075-1086 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 105 (3_suppl) ◽

pp. 1075-1086 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Perikles Kalogiannis ◽

Athanassios Papaioannou

Keyword(s):

Physical Education ◽

Appearance Anxiety

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DEVELOPMENT OF A SCALE ASSESSING STUDENTS' APPEARANCE ANXIETY IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Perceptual and Motor Skills ◽

10.2466/pms.105.7.1075-1086 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 105 (7) ◽

pp. 1075 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

PERIKLES KALOGIANNIS

Keyword(s):

Physical Education ◽

Appearance Anxiety

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Analysis of the Relationship Between Body Perception Levels and Social Appearance Anxieties in the Students of School of Physical Education and Sports

Journal of Education and Training Studies ◽

10.11114/jets.v6i5.3115 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 6 (5) ◽

pp. 194 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Turan Çetinkaya

Keyword(s):

Physical Education ◽

Personal Information ◽

Sports Management ◽

Body Perception ◽

Appearance Anxiety ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Coaching Training ◽

Social Appearance Anxiety ◽

The Relationship ◽

Body Perceptions

The aim of this research is to analyse the relationship between body perceptions and social appearance anxiety of the students that are in physical education and sports departments. 240 students that are studying in the departments of Physical Education and Sports Teaching, Sports Management and Coaching Training at Ahi Evran University, School of Physical Education and Sports, participated in the research. Personal information form, body perception scale and social appearance anxiety scale were used as data collection tools in the research. Distribution, frequency, t test and colleration analysis were performed in comparison of the relevant data. As a result of statistical analysis, there was no significant difference in body perception scores of the participants in terms of gender, smoking and alcohol use, but there was a significant difference in terms of licensed athletic variances. In the colleration analysis, significant negative relation between the participants' body perceptions and social anxiety scores were detected.

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