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- Title
A Reciprocal Effects Model of Children's Body Fat Self-Concept: Relations With Physical Self-Concept and Physical Activity.
- Authors
Garn, Alex C.; Morin, Alexandre J. S.; Martin, Jeffrey; Centeio, Erin; Shen, Bo; Kulik, Noel; Somers, Cheryl; McCaughtry, Nate
- Abstract
This study investigated a reciprocal effects model (REM) of children's body fat self-concept and physical self-concept, and objectively measured school physical activity at different intensities. Grade four students (N = 376; M age = 9.07, SD = .61; 55% boys) from the midwest region of the United States completed measures of physical self-concept and body fat self-concept, and wore accelerometers for three consecutive school days at the beginning and end of one school year. Findings from structural equation modeling analyses did not support reciprocal effects. However, children's body fat self-concept predicted future physical self-concept and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA). Multigroup analyses explored the moderating role of weight status, sex, ethnicity, and sex*ethnicity within the REM. Findings supported invariance, suggesting that the observed relations were generalizable for these children across demographic groups. Links between body fat self-concept and future physical self-concept and MVPA highlight self-enhancing effects that can promote children's health and well-being.
- Subjects
BODY image; SELF-perception in children; PHYSICAL activity; RECIPROCITY (Psychology); BODY composition; BODY image in children; BODY weight; PSYCHOLOGY; EXERCISE &; psychology; ADIPOSE tissues; MATHEMATICAL models of psychology; SELF-perception; SEX distribution
- Publication
Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 2016, Vol 38, Issue 3, p255
- ISSN
0895-2779
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1123/jsep.2015-0255