Examining the Moderating Effect of Appearance Impression Motivation on the Relationship between Perceived Physical Appearance and Social Physique Anxiety

Autor/inn/en	Amorose, Anthony J.; Hollembeak, Jill
Titel	Examining the Moderating Effect of Appearance Impression Motivation on the Relationship between Perceived Physical Appearance and Social Physique Anxiety
Quelle	In: Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 76 (2005) 4, S.507-513 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0270-1367
Schlagwörter	Motivation; Anxiety; Physical Fitness; Measurement Techniques; Self Concept; College Students; Factor Analysis; Correlation; Regression (Statistics); Psychophysiology; Social Cognition; Perspective Taking; Role Perception; Behavior Theories; Self Actualization; Behavioral Science Research + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? psychologische; Motivation (psychologisch); Angst; Leistungsfähigkeit; Messtechnik; Selbstkonzept; Collegestudent; Faktorenanalyse; Korrelation; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Psychophysiologie; Soziale Kognition; Zukunftsperspektive; Role conception; Rollenverständnis; Self actualisation; Selbstverwirklichung
Abstract	Despite the conceptual importance of impression motivation in predicting social anxiety (Leary & Kowalski, 1995; Schlenker & Leary, 1982), no research has tested the link between impression motivation specifically regarding one's physical appearance (appearance impression motivation, or AIM) and social physique anxiety (SPA). The purpose of this study, therefore, was to determine whether AIM moderates the relationship between one's perceived physical appearance (PPA) and SPA. Consistent with previous research (e.g., Kowalski et al., 2001), the authors hypothesized that people with positive PPA would report low SPA, and those with negative PPA would report high SPA. They also expected that AIM would be positively related to SPA. However, consistent with the self-presentational theory of social anxiety, they expected a significant interaction between PPA and AIM. Specifically, they expected a strong relationship between PPA and SPA for those with high AIM; however, the strength of the relationship was expected to decline with decreasing AIM. In other words, the less one cares about making a desired impression regarding his or her physique or body, the less one's perception of his or her appearance, either positive or negative, will influence SPA. (Contains 2 notes, 2 tables, and 1 figure.) (ERIC).
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