Research article - (2016)15, 295 - 300
Does Body Mass Index Influence Behavioral Regulations, Dispositional Flow and Social Physique Anxiety in Exercise Setting?
Gözde Ersöz1,, Ersin Altiparmak2, F. Hülya Aşçı3
1Department of Physical Education and Sport Teaching, Namık Kemal University, Tekirdag, Turkey
2Department of Physical Education and Sport Teaching, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey
3Department of Physical Education and Sport Teaching, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey

Gözde Ersöz
✉ Namık Kemal Mahallesi, Kampüs Caddesi, Beden Egitimi ve Spor Yüksekokulu, 59000, Tekirdag, Turkey
Email: gersoz@nku.edu.tr
Received: 02-02-2016 -- Accepted: 22-03-2016
Published (online): 23-05-2016

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study was to examine differences in behavioral regulations, dispositional flow, social physique anxiety of exercisers in terms of body mass index (BMI). 782 university students participated in this study. Dispositional Flow State Scale-2, Behavioral Regulations in Exercise Questionnaire-2, Social Physique Anxiety Scale and Physical Activity Stages of Change Questionnaire were administered to participants. After controlling for gender, analysis indicated significant differences in behavioral regulations, dispositional flow and social physique anxiety of exercise participants with regards to BMI. In summary, the findings demonstrate that normal weighted participants exercise for internal reasons while underweighted participants are amotivated for exercise participation. Additionally, participants who are underweight had higher dispositional flow and lower social physique anxiety scores than other BMI classification.

Key words: Behavioral regulations, dispositional flow, social physique anxiety, self-determination theory, body mass index

Key Points
  • Normal weighted participants exercise for internal reasons.
  • Underweighted participants are amotivated for exercise participation.
  • Underweighted participants had higher dispositional flow.
  • Underweighted participants have lower social physique anxiety scores than normal weighted, overweight and obese participants.








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