Jian Yi , I-Hua Chen , Hsin-Pao Chen , I-Ching Lin , Jung-Sheng Chen , Po-Ching Huang , Kerry S. O'Brien , Mark D. Griffiths , Chung-Ying Lin
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Abstract
Background and aims
The World Health Organization recently announced an action plan to increase global physical activity (PA) levels due to individuals' increasingly inactive lifestyle. Perceived weight stigma (PWS) is a psychosocial factor that may reduce individuals’ PA, and PA avoidance may be involved in this association. Therefore, the present study conducted a cross-sectional survey to investigate the mediating effect of tendency to avoid PA in the association between PWS and PA among Chinese university physical education (PE) students and non-PE students.
Methods
Responses from non-PE (n = 2877) and PE (n = 2286) students were collected via an online survey comprising the Perceived Weight Stigma Scale, Tendency to Avoid Physical Activity and Sport Scale, and International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short Form.
Results
Results of moderated atemporal mediation analysis showed a significant association between PWS and PA mediated by tendency to avoid PA among the two groups (B[SE] = 0.94[0.08], p < .001). In addition, compared to non-PE students, PE students were significantly less affected by tendency to avoid PA (B[SE] = -2.61[0.29], p < .001). However, when affected, PE students showed a larger reduction in moderate PA levels than non-PE students (B[SE] = −9.14[4.51], p = .043).
Conclusion
The present study's findings showed that PWS negatively affected PA via the atemporal mediation of tendency to avoid PA among university PE and non-PE students. Additionally, compared to non-PE students, PE students showed a larger reduction in moderate PA levels when affected by the tendency to avoid PA. Strategies aimed at reducing weight stigma or promoting PA enjoyment could be adopted to facilitate PA engagement and maintain a physically active lifestyle.
背景和目的:由于人们的生活方式越来越不活跃,世界卫生组织最近宣布了一项提高全球体育活动(PA)水平的行动计划。体重耻辱感(PWS)是一个可能会减少个人PA的社会心理因素,而PA回避可能与此有关联。因此,本研究在中国大学体育教育(PE)专业学生和非PE专业学生中开展了一项横断面调查,以探究回避PA倾向在PWS与PA之间关联中的中介效应。方法通过在线调查收集非体育专业学生(n = 2877)和体育专业学生(n = 2286)的回答,调查内容包括感知体重羞辱量表、避免体育锻炼和运动倾向量表以及国际体育锻炼问卷简表。结果时空中介分析结果显示,在两组学生中,避免体育锻炼倾向在PWS与PA之间具有显著的中介作用(B[SE] = 0.94[0.08], p <.001)。此外,与非体育专业学生相比,体育专业学生受回避 PA 倾向的影响明显较小(B[SE] = -2.61[0.29], p <.001)。本研究结果表明,PWS 通过逃避 PA 倾向的时空中介对大学体育生和非体育生的 PA 产生负面影响。此外,与非体育专业学生相比,体育专业学生在受到回避PA倾向的影响时,中度PA水平的下降幅度更大。可以采取旨在减少体重污名化或促进参与体育锻炼乐趣的策略,以促进参与体育锻炼并保持积极的体育生活方式。