EFFECTS OF REGULAR AEROBIC EXERCISE ON PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS, BODY IMAGE SATISFACTION AND SELF-EFFICACY OF MIDDLE-AGED WOMEN

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dc.contributor.authorVurgun, N
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-18T11:47:09Z
dc.date.available2024-07-18T11:47:09Z
dc.description.abstractThis study examined the effects of regular aerobic exercise on physical variables, body image satisfaction and self-efficacy levels of sedentary women. An exercise group and a control group consisted of 25 and 20 middle-aged women respectively. The exercise group participated in a 14-week aerobic training programme, whereas the control group did not participate in any special kind of physical activity. In addition to administering the Body Image Satisfaction Questionnaire and the Self-efficacy Scale, anthropometric variables were assessed before the commencement of the study and again immediately afterwards. The data were analysed by a one-way ANCOVA. The main results revealed significant decreases in body mass, body fat, waist-to-hip ratio, as well as significant improvements in body image satisfaction and self-efficacy scores, with large effect sizes after the intervention for the exercise group. Regular aerobic exercise had a positive effect on body image satisfaction and self-efficacy of middle-aged women. This could possibly be due to improvements in their physical characteristics that resulted from the exercise programme.
dc.identifier.issn0379-9069
dc.identifier.urihttp://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/3302
dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.publisherSTELLENBOSCH UNIV
dc.subjectPARTICIPATION
dc.subjectPERCEPTIONS
dc.subjectPROGRAM
dc.subjectEXPECTATIONS
dc.subjectADOLESCENTS
dc.subjectESTEEM
dc.subjectDANCE
dc.titleEFFECTS OF REGULAR AEROBIC EXERCISE ON PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS, BODY IMAGE SATISFACTION AND SELF-EFFICACY OF MIDDLE-AGED WOMEN
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