The effect of exercise on body image, body mass and social anxiety in students

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Assistant professor, Department of physical education, university of Mohaghegh Ardabili

2 Master of Psychology, university of Mohaghegh Ardabili

3 MSc, Department of physical education, university of Mohaghegh Ardabili

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Abstract

This study examined the effect of exercise on body image, body mass and
social anxiety in students. The study population consisted of all male high
school students in Kermanshah city who were enrolled in the academic year
1390-1391. The study sample consisted of 40 male students (20 students in
the experimental group and control group of 20 students) from the
community who were randomly selected. The first test was given to each
group advance to the next exercise test group (independent variable). The
study of experimental (pretest - posttest control group) and data analysis of
variance (MANOVA) at significant levels (P<0.001) were analyzed. The
survey results showed that there are significant differences between control
and treatment groups. I exercise impacted on reducing body mass and
improved body image and social anxiety.

Keywords


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