The aging body: attitudes toward bodily appearance among physically active and inactive women and men of different ages
| Deutscher übersetzter Titel: | Der alternde Koerper: Einstellungen zur koerperlichen Erscheinung unter koerperlich aktiven und inaktiven Frauen und Maennern unterschiedlichen Alters |
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| Autor: | Loland, N.W. |
| Erschienen in: | Journal of aging and physical activity |
| Veröffentlicht: | 8 (2000), 3, S. 197-213, Lit. |
| Format: | Literatur (SPOLIT) |
| Publikationstyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
| Medienart: | Gedruckte Ressource |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| ISSN: | 1063-8652, 1543-267X |
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| Erfassungsnummer: | PU199912500678 |
| Quelle: | BISp |
Abstract des Autors
Most recent studies on the relationship between bodily appearance and physical activity have focused on young women. Less is known about this relationship among women and men at different ages. In Norway, 1,555 women and men, 18-67 yr, completed 2 subscales of the Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire. Participants were classified into 3 activity-level groups - inactive, low-active, and moderate/high-active - and 3 age groups: 18-29, 30-44, and 45-67. Satisfaction with appearance increased with age among moderate/high-active participants but decreased among inactive participants. Active women and men aged 30-44 and 45-67 were significantly more satisfied with their appearance than their inactive counterparts. Inactive men aged 18-29 were significantly more satisfied than their low-active counterparts. Men were significantly more satisfied with their appearance than were women, independent of physical activity and age. Results are discussed in relation to various theories of aging, with focus on the relationship between attitudes toward one's body and sociocultural body ideals. Verf.-Referat