An Examination of Women’s Self-Presentation, Social Physique Anxiety, and Setting Preferences during Injury Rehabilitation
Joint Authors
Hall, Craig
Driediger, Molly V.
McKay, Carly D.
Source
Rehabilitation Research and Practice
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-03-12
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objectives.
This study investigated whether women experience self-presentational concerns related to rehabilitation settings and explored preferences for characteristics of the social and physical treatment environment in relation to women’s Social Physique Anxiety (SPA).
Methods.
Two cross-sectional studies were conducted.
In Study 1, female undergraduate students (n=134) completed four questionnaires (Social Physique Anxiety Scale; three bespoke questionnaires assessing self-presentation in rehabilitation and social and physical environment preferences) with respect to hypothetical rehabilitation scenarios.
Study 2 recruited injured women who were referred for physiotherapy (n=62) to complete the same questionnaires regarding genuine rehabilitation scenarios.
Results.
Women with high SPA showed less preference for physique salient clothing than women with low SPA in both hypothetical (p=0.001) and genuine settings (p=0.01).
In Study 2, women with high SPA also preferred that others in the clinic were female (p=0.01) and reported significantly greater preference for private treatment spaces (p=0.05).
Conclusions.
Self-presentational concerns exist in rehabilitation as in exercise settings.
Results indicated inverse relationships between women’s SPA and preference for the presence of men, physique-enhancing clothing, and open-concept treatment settings.
Future studies to determine the effect of self-presentational concerns on treatment adherence are needed.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Driediger, Molly V.& McKay, Carly D.& Hall, Craig. 2017. An Examination of Women’s Self-Presentation, Social Physique Anxiety, and Setting Preferences during Injury Rehabilitation. Rehabilitation Research and Practice،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-8.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Driediger, Molly V.…[et al.]. An Examination of Women’s Self-Presentation, Social Physique Anxiety, and Setting Preferences during Injury Rehabilitation. Rehabilitation Research and Practice No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-8.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Driediger, Molly V.& McKay, Carly D.& Hall, Craig. An Examination of Women’s Self-Presentation, Social Physique Anxiety, and Setting Preferences during Injury Rehabilitation. Rehabilitation Research and Practice. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1197643
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1197643