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“What If Others Think I Look Like…” The Moderating Role of Social Physique Anxiety and Sex in the Relationship between Physical Activity and Life Satisfaction in Swiss Adolescents

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ID17801083
AuthorsSilvia Meyer (0000-0003-0468-9434, University of Basel, corresponding author), Christin Lang (0000-0002-2532-9019, University of Basel), Sebastian Ludyga (0000-0002-3905-7894, University of Basel), Alexander Grob (0000-0002-0715-4139, University of Basel), Markus Gerber (0000-0001-6140-8948, University of Basel)
Year2023
Volume20
Issue5
Pages4441-4441
Publication date2023-03-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph20054441
PMID36901450
OpenAlexW4322770770
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited77

This study highlights the importance of developing a healthy relationship with one's body to fully benefit from physical activity, especially for female adolescents. Taken together, these results reveal important considerations for physical activity educators

Anxiety · Developmental psychology · Life satisfaction · Multilevel model · Physical activity · Physical therapy · Psychiatry · Social anxiety · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Clinical Psychology · Eating Disorders and Behaviors · Medicine · Physical Activity and Health · Psychology · Social Psychology

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