Association between physical activity and online sexual objectification experience: The mediating role of body-image depression
ObjectiveWith the popularization and development of online media technology, more and more women are paying attention to their body image and physical behavior. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of online sexual objectification experience on the physical activity of female coll...
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| description | ObjectiveWith the popularization and development of online media technology, more and more women are paying attention to their body image and physical behavior. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of online sexual objectification experience on the physical activity of female college students and verify the mediating role of body-image depression between them.MethodsA cross-sectional convenient sample of 882 female college students from four universities in Hubei Province completed an online survey, and the Online Sexual Objectification Experience Scale (OSOES), the Body-Image Depression Questionnaire, and the Physical Activity Rating Scale (PARS) were used to collect the data. The mediating effect of the association between online sexual objectification experience and physical activity, was examined using the process procedure in SPSS and the bootstrap method.ResultsOnline sexual objectification experience was significantly positively correlated with physical activity (r = 0.420, p < 0.01). Body-image depression was significantly negatively correlated with online sexual objectification experience and physical activity (r = −0.484, p < 0.01; r = −0.569, p < 0.01). Online sexual objectification experience can affect physical activity directly (β = 6.49, p < 0.001, effect value 44.97%) and also indirectly through body-image depression (β = 7.95, p < 0.001, effect value 55.03%); there were significant differences between major and education-level categories in body-image depression and physical activity.ConclusionBoth online sexual objectification experience and body-image depression can promote physical activity among female college students, and body-image depression has a mediating effect between online sexual objectification experience and physical activity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-86df33ce99b44a39b60739e1cf94518a2023-01-10T22:28:32ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782023-01-011310.3389/fpsyg.2022.10495881049588Association between physical activity and online sexual objectification experience: The mediating role of body-image depressionXiang-Yu Du0Lin Wang1Yi-Fan Zuo2Qing Wu3You-Ling Qian4Rui Ma5School of Physical Education, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, ChinaSchool of Physical Education, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, ChinaSchool of Physical Education, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, ChinaSchool of Physical Education, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, ChinaSchool of Physical Education, Hubei Minzu University, Enshi City, ChinaPostdoctoral Research Station in Public Administration, School of Physical Education, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, ChinaObjectiveWith the popularization and development of online media technology, more and more women are paying attention to their body image and physical behavior. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of online sexual objectification experience on the physical activity of female college students and verify the mediating role of body-image depression between them.MethodsA cross-sectional convenient sample of 882 female college students from four universities in Hubei Province completed an online survey, and the Online Sexual Objectification Experience Scale (OSOES), the Body-Image Depression Questionnaire, and the Physical Activity Rating Scale (PARS) were used to collect the data. The mediating effect of the association between online sexual objectification experience and physical activity, was examined using the process procedure in SPSS and the bootstrap method.ResultsOnline sexual objectification experience was significantly positively correlated with physical activity (r = 0.420, p < 0.01). Body-image depression was significantly negatively correlated with online sexual objectification experience and physical activity (r = −0.484, p < 0.01; r = −0.569, p < 0.01). Online sexual objectification experience can affect physical activity directly (β = 6.49, p < 0.001, effect value 44.97%) and also indirectly through body-image depression (β = 7.95, p < 0.001, effect value 55.03%); there were significant differences between major and education-level categories in body-image depression and physical activity.ConclusionBoth online sexual objectification experience and body-image depression can promote physical activity among female college students, and body-image depression has a mediating effect between online sexual objectification experience and physical activity.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1049588/fullmental healthonline sexual objectification experiencebody-image depressionphysical activityfemale college studentsmediating role |
| spellingShingle | Xiang-Yu Du Lin Wang Yi-Fan Zuo Qing Wu You-Ling Qian Rui Ma Association between physical activity and online sexual objectification experience: The mediating role of body-image depression Frontiers in Psychology mental health online sexual objectification experience body-image depression physical activity female college students mediating role |
| title | Association between physical activity and online sexual objectification experience: The mediating role of body-image depression |
| title_full | Association between physical activity and online sexual objectification experience: The mediating role of body-image depression |
| title_fullStr | Association between physical activity and online sexual objectification experience: The mediating role of body-image depression |
| title_full_unstemmed | Association between physical activity and online sexual objectification experience: The mediating role of body-image depression |
| title_short | Association between physical activity and online sexual objectification experience: The mediating role of body-image depression |
| title_sort | association between physical activity and online sexual objectification experience the mediating role of body image depression |
| topic | mental health online sexual objectification experience body-image depression physical activity female college students mediating role |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1049588/full |
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