Physical Activity and Personality Chapter 5 The Physical

Physical Activity and Personality Chapter 5

The Physical Self Academic self-esteem

Self-esteem A Self-esteem: A Research: A The research protocol –

Self-esteem A 1986 Meta analysis A Self-esteem is_______ influenced by involvement in PA A The total sample of studies analyzed included… A PA…

Self-esteem A A The largest beneficial effect Meta analysis across the life span A A

Self-esteem A The dose-response issue. A Changes in self esteem A Length:

Self-Concept • Definition: • Multifaceted – • Stable • Judgment?

Body image • Body image: • Establishment?

Modalities of Body Image (Bane & Mc. Auley, 1998) • Perceptual: • Cognitive: • Affective: • Behavioural:

Perceptual Measure Movable Caliper Technique (Slade & Russell, 1973) • 1 • 2 • 3

Cognitive Measure Silhouette Measure of Body Image (Stunkard, Sorenson, & Schulsinger, 1983) • 1 • 2 • 3

Affective Measure Social Physique Anxiety Scale (Martin, Rejeski, Leary, Mc. Auley, & Bane, 1997) • 1 • 2 • 9 item instrument -

Behavioral Measure Reasons For Exercise Inventory (Silberstein, Streigel-Moore, Timko, & Rodin, 1988) • Self-report inventory • 24 items – • Problems:

General findings on body image • 1. • 2. 3.

Self Presentation (AKA impression management) Definition:

Is it deceitful? • Most times our self-presentation is… • Unflattering self-presentations? • Primary goal of self-presentation. . .

SP in Physical Activity • Motives: – – • Demotivating influences: – –

continued • Sport stereotypes – 1 – 2 – 3

continued • Effort – Others watching? – AKA… – 2 explanations for the social facilitation effect • 1. • 2.

Effort--continued • Social loafing –

Choking • Defined: • 2 processes: – 1. – 2.

Self-handicapping • Two types of SH – 1. – 2

Where does SP occur • 4 levels of impression management – 1. – 2. – 3. – 4.

Social Anxiety • Principle: – • • Sport competition anxiety Benchwarming Failure Social physique anxiety

Definition • SPA is

SPA in physical activity • Self-presentation motives • Fitness perceptions: •

High Scorers High anxiety: • 1. • 2. • 3. • IMPLICATIONS?

Low Scorers • • • 1. 2. 3. 4. IMPLICATIONS?