Research On The Relationships Between Body Image,Social Physique Anxiety And Physical Activity Of College Students

Background:Insufficient physical activity and widespread sedentary behavior of college students have become one of the important factors affecting the healthy development of body and mind.Long-term lack of physical activity may cause health problems such as decreased physical fitness,increased obesity rate and mental illness.Physical activity is closely related to physical and mental health.Research has confirmed that regular physical exercise is beneficial to long-term physical and mental health.In view of the prevalence of physical insufficiency,social psychologists advocate the need to explore the factors and mechanisms that lead to and determine changes in physical activity behavior.Therefore,it is necessary to explore the relationship between related psychological factors and physical activity.Objectives:Investigate the current state of psychological and physical activity related to physical appearance of college students,explore the relationship between physical activity and physical and mental activities of college students,enrich relevant research on physical activity from the perspective of physical psychology,and in-depth discuss physical image and social physique anxiety Effect.It aims to help college students form correct concepts of physical cognition,improve their physical activity level,and promote their physical and mental health development.Methods:Based on literature research,three studies on the same subject are designed to discuss the relationship.Including survey research(Study 1),qualitative research(Study 2)and curriculum intervention research(Study 3)to gradually explain the research problems and make up for the limitations of a single research method.Among them,Study 1 used multidimensional body image scale,social physique anxiety questionnaire,international physical activity questionnaire and general information questionnaire to investigate the basic situation of college students,and finally obtained 574 valid questionnaires.Study 2 adopts a qualitative research paradigm that constructs rooted theories,recruits 22 college students as qualitative research subjects,uses theoretical coding to process textual data,supplements Explanatory Study 1,and discusses research issues in depth.Study 3 used the course intervention experiment method to explore the changes of psychological variables before and after exercise intervention in 40 college students.The research used chi-square test,non-parametric test,logistic regression analysis,multiple linear regression and other statistical methods for data processing and hypothesis testing.Results:1)Insufficient physical activity of college students,mainly due to severely insufficient level of moderate to vigorous physical activity,and long sedentary time;2)The physical image and social anxiety of college students have significant differences in gender,discipline,and degree of obesity.There is no significant difference.There are significant differences in physical activity in gender,grade,and subject,and no significant difference in the degree of obesity;3)college students'body image,social physique anxiety and some dimensions of physical activity variables show small to moderate correlations(r=0.091-0.552,P<0.05);4)Gender,subject,grade,appearance orientation score,and discomfort score on physical self-expression can predict the overall level of physical activity of college students(R~2=0.10,P<0.001);5)Path analysis found that there was a significant negative correlation between college students'body image and social physique anxiety(r=-0.57,P<0.001),and the direct effect of college students'body image on moderate to vigorous physical activity(=0.20,P<0.05),The linear relationship between social physique anxiety and moderate to vigorous physical activity is not significant(=-0.05,P>0.05);6)Negative body image,higher social physique anxiety experience can promote and hinder college students'physical activity behavior Role;7)40 sports majors who do14 weeks of Aerobics,Tai Chi,Gymnastics and Yoga classes cannot significantly improve body image and social anxiety.Conclusions:The correlation between college students'body image and moderate to vigorous physical activity is significant,and the body image of college students can positively predict moderate to vigorous physical activity.Negative body imagery and higher social physique anxiety experience may encourage or hinder college students'participation in sports,thereby increasing or decreasing physical activity behavior.The appearance related mental states and physical activity behaviors of college students such as body image and social physique anxiety need further exploration.The findings of the three studies are of practical value in promoting physical activity of college students and improving physical and mental health.Proposal:College students must correctly understand the body image and social physique anxiety to avoid the negative effects of social physique anxiety.It is recommended that schools and relevant departments pay attention to the mental health of college students closely related to physical activities,and actively promote physical activities of juniors and seniors,and non-sports and art college students.At the same time,it is recommended that college students adjust their negative awareness of the body or appearance by reconstructing self-cognition,thinking transfer,reducing forced ritual behavior,and actively participating in mindfulness training to improve physical and mental health.