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Body image and health behaviors: is there a relationship between lifestyles and positive body image?
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Physical ActivityAnthropometric IndicatorHealth PsychologyHealth BehaviorsPsychologyObesityCentral ItalyBody CompositionKinesiologySport NutritionExercisePhysical ExerciseBody Shape QuestionnairePublic HealthBody PerceptionHealth SciencesBehavioral SciencesHealth PromotionPositive Body ImagePsychosocial FactorPositive PsychologyExercise SciencePhysical Activity EpidemiologyHealth BehaviorChildhood Physical ActivityBody ImageLifestyle Change
The study illustrates a research on the relationship between body image and lifestyles in a sample of 262 young amateur athletes that have a regular attendance of a gym in Cassino (Central Italy). The following questionnaires were used: Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ34), International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), Short form 12 items (SF12). The participants were 257 (response rate 98.1%) mainly of young age (18-24 years, 63.8%), single (72%), with a senior high school diploma (57.2%), students (63%). For almost all the BSQ-34 questionnaire items differences for gender were found, with Females more worried than males. 187 (72.8%) reported some vigorous activity during a week, 207 (80.5%) some moderate activity, and 229 (89.1%) walking. The participants had a median PCS score of 54.2 (range: 24.5-64.8) and a median MCS score of 43.8 (range: 9.3 - 58.7). The mean score of the Mediterranean diet was 4.8 (median = 5; Range = 1-8), and only 72 individuals (11.7%) had optimal score (over or equal to 6).