Evaluating the potential roles of body dissatisfaction in exercise avoidance

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2017

Evaluating the potential roles of body

dissatisfaction in exercise avoidance

Kimberly Rae More

Iowa State University

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Evaluating the potential roles of body dissatisfaction in exercise avoidance

by

Kimberly Rae More

A thesis submitted to the graduate faculty

in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of

MASTER OF SCIENCE

Major: Psychology (Health and Social Psychology)

Program of Study Committee:

L. Alison Phillips, Major Professor

Marcus Crede

Laura Ellingson

The student author and the program of study committee are solely responsible for the content

of this thesis. The Graduate College will ensure this thesis is globally accessible and will not

permit alterations after a degree is conferred.

Iowa State University

Ames, Iowa

2017

Copyright © Kimberly Rae More, 2017. All rights reserved.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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LIST OF FIGURES ................................................................................................... iii

LIST OF TABLES ..................................................................................................... vi

ABSTRACT………………………………. .............................................................. v

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................... 1

Links Between Body Dissatisfaction and Health ................................................. 1

Tested Interventions to Increase Exercise and Body Satisfaction] ...................... 2

Body Dissatisfaction Prevents Engagement in Exercise ..................................... 3

The Current Study ................................................................................................ 4

CHAPTER 2 METHOD ....................................................................................... 6

Participants C ....................................................................................................... 6

Procedure Ch ........................................................................................................ 6

Measures Cha ....................................................................................................... 7

CHAPTER 3 RESULTS ...................................................................................... 12

Hypothesis 1......................................................................................................... 14

Hypothesis 2......................................................................................................... 15

Hypothesis 3......................................................................................................... 15

CHAPTER 4 DISCUSSION ................................................................................. 17

REFERENCES .......................................................................................................... 22

APPENDIX A : SELF-REPORT MEASURES ......................................................... 32

APPENDIX B : SCATTERPLOTS ........................................................................... 35

APPENDIX C : RESULTS WITH EXCLUSION OF OUTLIERS........................... 44

APPENDIX D : RESULTS WITHOUT MEAN IMPUTATION .............................. 48

APPENDIX E : RESULTS WITH LOG10 TRANSFORMATIONS ....................... 46

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LIST OF FIGURES

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Figure 1. Mediation Model to Test Hypothesis 1 and 2 ............................................ 30

Figure 2. Mediation Model to Test Hypothesis 3 ...................................................... 31

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LIST OF TABLES

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Table 1. Descriptive Statistics and Correlations ...................................................... 25

Table 2. Exploratory Factor Analysis of Body Satisfaction

Scale and Body Appreciation Scale ........................................................... 27

Table 3. Mediation Analysis Results for Hypothesis 1 ............................................ 28

Table 4. Mediation Analysis Results for Hypothesis 2 ............................................ 28

Table 5. Mediation Analysis Results for Hypothesis 3 ............................................ 29