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. 2004 Dec;95(3 Pt 1):761-6.
doi: 10.2466/pr0.95.3.761-766.

Relations of sex, age, perceived fitness, and aerobic activity with social physique anxiety in adults sixty years and older

Beth A Lanning  1 , Rodney G Bowden, Robin Owens, Marilyn Massey-Stokes
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Relations of sex, age, perceived fitness, and aerobic activity with social physique anxiety in adults sixty years and older

Beth A Lanning et al. Psychol Rep. 2004 Dec.

Abstract

Self-reported physical activity, and perceived fitness were examined to assess their effects on social physique anxiety in a sample of older individuals (N= 249; M age=70.4 yr., SD=8.2). Participants reported their fitness as "average" to "above average." There were no significant effects of perceived fitness or age on social physique anxiety scores. The women had significantly higher social physique anxiety scores than the men.

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